After water quality, sweetness is probably the most important feature of a soft drink.
Estimates are that each man, woman and child in the United States consumes over 100 pounds of sugar per year, or a little less than 2 pounds per week.
The sweeteners used in soft drinks can be divided into main categories: natural sweeteners and artificial sweetener.
Sucrose is among the most common natural sweeteners used in soft drinks. Also approved are dextrose, invert sugar, fructose, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup and glucose syrup.
The artificial sweetener aspartame is used extensively in diet soft drink.
A high concentration of sugars provides a degree of protection from spoilage organisms, growth of which is inhibited at higher Brix levels.
Carbohydrate syrups at the normal commercial strengths of 67-74° Brix are microbiological stable due to the high concentrations of sugars and resultant low water activity.
Sugar and sugar substitutes contribute the sweetness necessary to balance the various ingredients, give body and mouth feel and also act as carriers to distribute the flavor components uniformly through the drinks.
Sugar in soft drink
WHAT IS SO REMARKABLE ABOUT SOFTDRINKS? THERE IS NO NEED TO CONSUME SOFTDRINKS BUT MORE AND MORE PEOPLE DO. CARBONATED SOFTDRINKS ARE MAN MADE PRODUCT AND A MAN MADE MARKET. SOFTDRINKS WERE THE FIRST BRANDS TO BE SOLD ON A GENUINELY GLOBAL SCALE.
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