For Soda Pop, Mix Water and CO2
Written by Post on June 18th, 2009 in Food & Drink.
In the United States, we call our favorite flavored carbonated drinks soda pop. Why does soda pop “fizz?” Carbonation. There is a lot of info about carbonation at http://tutorials.carbonatedseltzerwater.com.
The quality and different tastes of various carbonated drinks, including soft drinks, is caused by the amount of dissolved CO2 which causes carbonic acid in the drink.
In most soft drinks, carbonation is used to give these drinks their distinctive taste. Diluted carbonic acid causes that fizzy taste, not the bubbles.
When brewing beer at home, watch out for over-carbonation — it can be dangerous, and result in bottles gushing or even exploding.Excessive amounts of sugar used as a primer can be dangerous, and so is using wrong types of bottles or improper capping processes. Play it safe — buy your beer at the store.
Carbonated water, also known as sparkling water, is plain water into which CO2 gas has been dissolved, and is the primary ingredient of most “soft drinks”.
In the past, such drinks were produced in the home by putting water in a seltzer bottle then adding CO2. Club soda, identical to plain carbonated water, may contain a small amount of salt or trace minerals. Home-made soda pop could taste more salty than normal because of these trace ingredients. Add some drops of concentrated flavors and now you have… soda pop.
If it has enough minerals, the drink is called sparkling water. At allfreightfree.com you can discover — and purchase — a large assortment of calorie-free flavors to jazz up sparkling water with great tastes. This could be a great option for your family to drink instead of soda pop.
Carbonated drinks in the form of diet soda pop can be a calorie-free way to make sure your family drinks plenty of water; we all know that the better the drinks taste, the more your kids drink, and the more they drink, the healthier for your family.
If anyone in your family competes at sports, this flavored drink will also make sure they stay properly hydrated while exercising. This has been an extremely hot summer; in spite of the heat, for most college and high school players two-a-day football practices are already underway. Perhaps, football mom, you could provide the team different flavored carbonated drinks to make sure everyone drinks the amounts that they need and stays well hydrated.The kids, and maybe even the coach, will love you. This might be a good project for one of the booster clubs to take on.
The heat of this summer has made drinking water extremely important – in fact, it has made it a dangerous summer even for Texas which is used to hot summers. Most of us, however, are not accustomed to day after humid day of 100-degrees-plus temperatures; infants and the elderly are especially vulnerable.
So, flavored carbonated drinks are a good option for your kids and family and perhaps even your elderly neighbor. We must accept our responsibility as our brother’s keeper.
