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Soft Drinks: Definition, Types and Benefits

Soft drinks are non-alcoholic beverages that are usually carbonated and sweetened. They provide benefits such as being a source of water and energy, replacing losses, and supplying minor nutrients. Soft drinks contain ingredients like carbonated water, kola, sodium, and caffeine that can aid in digestion, reduce asthma attacks, and contribute to weight loss. Brix measures the sugar content of an aqueous solution as a percentage by weight, while specific gravity is the ratio of a material's density to the density of water at a given temperature.

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Soft Drinks: Definition, Types and Benefits

Soft drinks are non-alcoholic beverages that are usually carbonated and sweetened. They provide benefits such as being a source of water and energy, replacing losses, and supplying minor nutrients. Soft drinks contain ingredients like carbonated water, kola, sodium, and caffeine that can aid in digestion, reduce asthma attacks, and contribute to weight loss. Brix measures the sugar content of an aqueous solution as a percentage by weight, while specific gravity is the ratio of a material's density to the density of water at a given temperature.

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SOFT DRINKS

DEFINITION,TYPES AND BENEFITS


Contents

• Introduction to soft drinks.


• What is soft drink?
• Why soft drinks?
• Benefits of soft drinks.
• Brix.
• Brix concept.
• Density.
• Specific gravity.
• Density vs. specific gravity.
Introduction To Soft Drinks:

• The first marketed soft drinks


(non-carbonated) in the Western
world appeared in the 17th century.
• They were made from water and
lemon juice sweetened with honey.
• They are called "soft" in contrast to
"hard drinks“
• May have small amount of alcohol (<0.5%)
What Is Soft Drink?
Definition:
“A soft drink is a drink that contains no alcohol but is
usually referred to as a sugary drink .”
OR
“Sweetend water based beverage usually with
balancing acidity”
A soft drink is:
• Non alcohlic beverage.
• Carbonated water.
• Sweetened by the addition of sugar.
• Is flavoured and coloured.
Catagories Of Soft Drinks:

1.Carbonated Soft Drinks:


Contain carbondioxide.
e.g: Pepsi,Coke,Fanta etc
2.Non Carbonated Soft Drinks:
No carbondioxide.
e.g:Juices,Nectars,Squashes,etc

Types of soft drinks:

1.Ready to drink(RTD): e.g, all Colas and Juices


2.Dilute-to-taste: e.g, all Syrups and Squashes
Widely sold soft drink varieties

• Cola
• Lemon lime
• Cream soda
• Flavoured water
• Iced tea
• Sweet tea
• Squash
• Fruit punch
• Tropical fruit punch
Why Soft Drinks Are Used:

• As a source of water.
• As a source of energy.
• As an alternative to alcohol.
• To replace losses.
• As a source of minor nutrients.
Benefits Of Ingredients In
Soft Drinks:

1.Carbonated water:
 To treat constipation.
 To settle an upset stomach.
 To ease nausea.
2.Kola:
 Appetite suppression.
 Aids in digestion.
 Used for treating migraine headaches.
continue

3. Sodium:
• Muscle contraction.
• Keep calcium in the blood.
4.Caffeine:
• Increase in muscle strength.
• Reduction of asthma attacks.
• Contribution to weight loss.
• Increase metabolism
Some More Benefits of
soft drinks

• Soft drinks are usually absorbed


more readily than water.
• Can replace lost salts and
energy quickly.
• Are rapidly thirst quenching.
• Are source of energy.
Brix and Its Concept

Brix:
“Degrees Brix (symbol °Bx) is a unit
representative of the sugar content of an
aqueous solution.”
• One degree Brix corresponds to 1 gram of
sucrose in 100 grams of solution and thus
represents the strength of the solution as a
percentage by weight (% w/w).
Density

Definition:
“The mass density or density of a material is defined as its
mass per unit volume.”
• The symbol most often used for density is ρ (the Greek
letter rho).
• Mathematically, density is defined as mass divided by
volume:
ρ = m/v

• SI unit is kilogram per cubic metre (kg/m³).


Specific Gravity (Relative Density):

• The Specific Gravity - SG - is a dimensionless


unit defined as:
“The ratio of density of the material to the density
of water at a specified temperature.”
• Specific Gravity can be expressed as:

SG = = ρ / ρH2O   
• It has no unit.     
Density vs. Specific Gravity
Density Specific Gravity
The mass (or weight) per The ratio of the density of material
unit volume of a material at a given temperature to density
at a given temperature. of an equal volume of water at the
same temperature.

ρ = m/v SG = = ρ / ρH2O

SI unit is kilogram per cubic metre


It has no unit.     
(kg/m³).
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