How do finings affect nutrition of a beer?

let’s say 2 exact beers 1 with finings and 1 cold crashed.

how will it affect the nutrition label in regards to vitamins, antioxidants, calories, protein content, etc...

I've never seen a beer with a nutrition label, so no effect.

ATF does not require

Finings remove excess yeast in suspension, coagulate proteins, remove polyphenolics (tannins), etc. Aside from some finings being non-vegetarian, I don't think there would be any change in the nutritional components. I mean, beer's not exactly a nutritional bonanza of nutrients anyway.

boss429 said:

let’s say 2 exact beers 1 with finings and 1 cold crashed.

how will it affect the nutrition label in regards to vitamins, antioxidants, calories, protein content, etc...

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It would not affect the label which is far to imprecise to reflect the scale of what is removed by finings.

Protein and calories would be reduced very slightly. Some vitamins bound up with protein and yeast would be removed but some finings might add some back.

These are all negligible amounts though so practically the answer to your question is: no change.

http://news.discovery.com/human/beer-healthy-bones.html

http://www.wikihow.com/Brew-Antioxidant-Rich-Beer

i think its a bit more complicated.

you know apes are 95-98 percent genetically related to us but we are not the "same" I may be over thinking it.

quote from second article "Haze in beer is indicative of a higher antioxidant content, so brewing methods should be adjusted to preserve haze formation."

however they are not authorities so I am not sure if this is true...but...

pardon my grammer, i hate english class so i get to do everything wrong here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antioxidant

Antioxidants are classified into two broad divisions, depending on whether they are soluble in water (hydrophilic) or in lipids (hydrophobic).

now.... beer's properties that are antioxidants soluble in water or in lipids? that is the more refined question. (limited to antioxidants)

Although this can be the question i am a believer that you cannot take a resveratrol tab and replace wine, you need eat the whole thing not just isolate a substance.

if this is too much just ignore me...hahah I think too much.

boss429 said:

I think too much.

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Yep

Yooper_Brew said:

Finings remove excess yeast in suspension, coagulate proteins, remove polyphenolics (tannins), etc. Aside from some finings being non-vegetarian, I don't think there would be any change in the nutritional components. I mean, beer's not exactly a nutritional bonanza of nutrients anyway.

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very well put Yoop, if anything it would take nutrition out of the beer from yeast in suspension and such.

boss429 said:

if this is too much just ignore me...hahah I think too much.

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Nope, I think you are actually trying to answer the question!

yea i wish I could im an accounting major not a biochem