Beer and beer-like beverage A03MA Hierarchy term ^* Composite food simple ^**

The category covers any type of Beer and beer-like beverage. Beer is an alcoholic beverage produced by the saccharification of starch and fermentation of the resulting sugar. The starch and saccharification enzymes are often derived from malted cereal grains, most commonly malted barley and malted wheat. Most beer is also flavoured with hops, which add bitterness and act as a natural preservative, though other flavourings such as herbs or fruit may occasionally be included. The preparation of beer is called brewing. Alcohol-free beers and beverages similar to beer are also included in this group. The part consumed/analysed is by default the whole marketed unit or a homogeneous representative portion.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer
• https://www.google.co.uk/search?tbm=isch&q=Beer and beer-like beverage