Budweiser, Bud Light Ingredients Revealed for First Time

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For the first time, fans of Anheuser-Busch Inbev’s (BUD) popular Budweiser beers can find out exactly what goes in to making them.

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On Thursday, Anheuser-Busch posted the ingredient list for Budweiser and Bud Light on its website. Budweiser and Bud Light beer is made from water, barley malt, rice, yeast and hops, according to www.tapintoyourbeer.com, which is run by Anheuser-Busch, TIME notes.

Anheuser-Busch says it will reveal the ingredients used to make its other beer brands soon.

The move comes after a food blogger — Vani Hari, known for her FoodBabe.com blog — launched an online petition asking the company to disclose the ingredients for its beers.

Beer is not regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and beer-makers are not required to list their ingredients on beer labels.

In a statement, an Anheuser-Busch spokesperson noted that the beer maker has invited Hari and her husband to visit its St. Louis brewery to see the beer-making process and what ingredients go into the company’s beers. While the company is not legally required to disclose its ingredients, it says that “as American consumer needs evolve, we want to meet their expectations.” The company said that “beginning immediately” it would list ingredients for Budweiser and Bud Light on its website “and will be listing this for our other brands in the coming days.”

In Friday morning trading, BUD stock sank modestly.

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