# Fat in Guiness????

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-in-guiness/72258>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 12, 2001, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-in-guiness/72258 "2001-07-12T19:51:13Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 12, 2001, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-in-guiness/72258/1 "2001-07-12T19:51:13Z")

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My roomate insists that there is fat in Guiness beer. I refuse to beleive it! Isnt it just made from hops and barly like any other beer? What do they do, add a little meat juice in at the end or something? Anyone know about this?

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2001, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-in-guiness/72258/2 "2001-07-12T21:03:24Z")

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All grains contain some fat, though not very much; in wheat this is in the wheatgerm.

However, I’m not sure if this is retained in the brewing process.