Other beverage ingredients

It is useful first to consider the background development of the soft drinks industry and how the word additive found its way into the language. 

Soft drinks, or to quote their early designation, mineral waters or table waters , appeared as a commercial prospect in the mid-eighteenth century. Consequently, their development towards full-scale production followed hot on the heels of the Industrial Revolution taking place at that time throughout Europe and the Western world. Prior to this, although freshly pressed or squeezed juices were available for direct consumption to comply with the description soft drink , these were inherently unstable if stored, quickly succumbing to yeast attack and resulting fermentation. 

It was not until the discovery of carbon dioxide that a means of stabilising a non-alcoholic drink became attainable. During the eighteenth century there had been great developments in the discovery of gases and the composition of the air we breathe. Effervescing spa waters and natural mineral waters, with their health-benefit connotations, had been taken for some time, and great scientific 

Obtained the only Medal awarded for Bottles at the Vienna Exhibition, 1873. 

The Orifice is effectually closed by the internal pressure of thfl Carbonic Acid Gas against the glass ball, which presses hard up against the ring in the neck. 

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Choose healthier drinks Sodas and sports drinks provide far fewer nutrients than beverages such as milk and fresh fruit and vegetable juices. Diet sodas may seem like a healthy choice because they are low in calories, but they also have added salt and certain ingredients your body just does not need. Plus, believe it or not, many juices are no healthier than sodas. Look for juice that says "100% juice" on its label. (In addition to other beverage choices, remember to drink a lot of water )... 

Early Coca-Cola and other beverages included cocaine as a major ingredient, but it was removed in the early 1900s. At that time laws were passed against the widespread use of coca because its dependency was recognized. (Decocainized leaves are still part of Coca-Cola s natural flavor.)... 

Codex Alimentarius Commission 2002. Proposed draft code of practice for the prevention of patulin contamination in apple juice and apple juice ingredients in other beverages, ftp //ftp.fao.org/... 

SFs are re-fatted with 1 to 15% added fat to reduce dustiness and to provide fat for a product formula. Re-fatting extracted SF allows the use of bland RBD oil. Lecithinated SFs are offered with 3, 6, and 15% added lecithin. Lecithin improves dispersion of the SF and other admixed ingredients, especially in confection and cold beverage products. Generally, oil or lecithin is added to highly toasted flours. The compositions... 

Successful functional product innovations dealt with other food sources have been mainly launched targeting the markets for nonalcoholic beverages fortified with the vitamins or other functional ingredients, breakfast cereals, cholesterol-lowering spreads, confectionery, biscuits, cereal, cereal bars, soft drinks, probiotic and prebiotic dairy products. 

In the process, the yeast cells derive energy necessary for growth. This reaction is carried out under carefully controlled conditions to produce beer, wine, and other beverages in which ethanol is the active ingredient. 

Since quinine is extremely bitter, gin was added to make it easier to drink, giving rise to the cocktail gin and tonic that nowadays contains only minute amounts of the alkaloid. In addition to tonic water, quinine is also an ingredient of other beverages, e.g., bitter lemon or vermouth. 

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