Non-alcoholic beer is a beverage that tastes like traditional beer, but contains virtually no alcohol. Despite the absence of alcohol in the composition, many doctors do not recommend consuming this drink in large quantities, as it can harm the body.
Non-alcoholic beer production
There are two ways to make a non-alcoholic beer - to prevent it from fermenting, or to rid the finished beer of alcohol. The drink can be removed from alcohol by evaporation, or it can be passed through a special membrane that has the property of retaining alcohol. In any case, the benefits of such a drink cannot differ from the benefits of the products that are included in its composition.
With any method of making non-alcoholic beer, an insignificant percentage of alcohol remains in the final drink, about the same as in kvass. But the taste of the drink directly depends on the processing method. Unfermented beer can hardly be called beer at all, its taste is very different from the traditional drink. All sorts of acidity regulators and flavors, which are supposed to improve the taste of the drink, can harm the body. Unfortunately, the beer from which the alcohol was evaporated also does not have remarkable taste, so we can say that only the membrane method makes non-alcoholic beer similar to a traditional drink.
Doubtful benefit
People consume non-alcoholic beer to get a taste of the drink if there is no way to get hop. In some cases, the benefits of such beer are manifested in the fact that the human body receives trace elements and vitamins, which are in the composition of barley malt. In particular, this applies to various vitamins of group B. In this case, it is better to use a product of incomplete fermentation, since it is in it that vitamins are stored to a greater extent. You should pay attention to the composition of such a beer and choose options with a minimum of additives.
Unfortunately, non-alcoholic beer can hardly be called more useful than regular beer, since it uses hop cones, which contain small amounts of morphine. It is he who is one of the main reasons for the emergence of widespread beer alcoholism. In addition, even non-alcoholic beer contains fusel oils, which are the most harmful component arising from fermentation. Of course, both hops and fusel oils are not so harmful in the absence of alcohol, but you still shouldn't lean on non-alcoholic beer.
It should be noted that hops contain a large amount of phytoestrogens, which are analogous to female sex hormones. It is thanks to them that men get problems with potency and a beer belly. Due to the large amount of phytoestrogens, non-alcoholic beer can be recommended for women with hormonal disorders.
