TYPES OF SOFT DRINKS

 MINERAL WATER: Water from an underground source

that contains at least 250 parts per million total dissolved
solids. Minerals and trace elements must come from the
source of the underground water. They cannot be added
later.
BOTTLED WATER  SPRING WATER: . Derived from an underground
formation from which water flows naturally to the
earth's surface. Spring water must be collected only at
the spring or through a borehole tapping the
underground formation feeding the spring. If some
external force is used to collect the water through a
borehole, the water must have the same composition
and quality as the water that naturally flows to the
surface.
 Carbonated beverages are typically formulated to be in
the range of 2-3 volumes dissolved gas.
CARBONATED DRINKS  Carbonated drinks are readily available, with production
centres established and the supply of raw materials
organised.
 This products are concentrate form by the consumer,
who then adds water (which can be carbonated if
required) to achieve the desired taste.
 Concentrated soft drinks are usually flash-pasteurised
DILUTABLES and chemically preserved, where permitted. Their
dilutable form means that they are often held in partially
filled bottles for significant lengths of time (often many
weeks, or even months). They are thus extremely
vulnerable to spoilage by micro-organisms.
 'Being a food bearing the reserved description "fruit
juice", "concen-trated fruit juice", "fruit juice from
FRUIT JUICES concentrate" or "dehydrated or powdered fruit juice", it
has not been prepared by adding to it:
(i) both sugars and lemon juice (whether concentrated
or not) or
(ii) (ii) both sugars and acidifying agents.
 ‘Energy drinks’ are fortified beverages with added
SPORTS AND ENERGY DRINKS dietary supplements. They differ from soft or sport
drinks in that they contain higher levels of caffeine in
addition to sugars and other dietary supplements.
*Bottled Water: Better Than the Tap? By Anne Christiansen Bullers (U.S. Food and Drug
Administration FDA Consumer magazine JulyAugust 2002)
*Carbonated Soft Drinks: Formulation and Manufacture ( Dr. David Steen, Philip R. Ashurst JUNE
2006)
*Formulation and Production Carbonated Soft Drinks (A.J. MITCHELL SEP 1990)
Carbonated Soft Drinks: Formulation and Manufacture ( Dr. David Steen, Philip R. Ashurst JUNE
2006)
*Formulation and Production Carbonated Soft Drinks (A.J. MITCHELL SEP 1990)
*Impact of soft drinks to health and economy: a critical review ( J. F. Tahmassebi & A. BaniHani 08
June 2019)
*Chemistry and Technology of Soft Drinks and Fruit Juices (Philip R. Ashurst 1998)
UK Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars Regulations of 2003
*Energy drinks: Getting wings but at what health cost? (Pak J Med Sci. 2014 Nov-Dec Nahla Khamis
Ibrahim and Rahila Iftikhar