A soft drink is a beverage that typically contains carbonated water, one or more flavourings and sweeteners such as sugar, HFCS, fruit juices, and/or sugar substitutes such as sucralose, acesulfame-K, aspartame and cyclamate. Soft drinks may also contain caffeine, colorings, preservatives and other ingredients.
Flavors
Almond – common mixed flavor in many drinks, also the primary flavor for brands like Suburban Club sodas such as Almond Smash. Almond-flavored soft drinks are sometimes prepared using orgeat syrup.The Perfect Finish: Special Desserts for Every Occasion – Bill Yosses, Melissa Clark . p. 39.
Apple Apfelschorle is a non-alcoholic German drink consisting of apple juice mixed with carbonated water. It can be hand-mixed or purchased ready-made. Fassbrause is a non-alcoholic or alcoholic (depending on the brand) German drink made from fruit and spices and malt extract, traditionally stored in a keg. It often has an apple flavor. Apple Sidra is a non-alcoholic drink from Taiwan. It is not a cider as the name may imply, but a carbonated soda with an apple flavour. Apple beer is a non-alcoholic American variant of , produced by The Apple Beer Corporation in Salt Lake City. Aspen Soda was an apple-flavored soda sold across the United States by PepsiCo from 1978 until 1982. In 1984, PepsiCo came out with a replacement apple soda under its new Slice line. Manzanita Sol is an apple-flavored soft-drink produced by PepsiCo, sold primarily in Mexico and other Latin American countries. Apricot Birch beer Blackberry – like those made by Izze Butterscotch – brands of butterscotch-flavored soda include O-SO Butterscotch Root Beer produced by Orca Beverage Inc., Dang Butterscotch root beer Cashew - brands of soda flavored with the fruit of the cashew tree, not to be confused with the commonly eaten nut of the same tree, include Fanta and São Geraldo, easily confused with the non-carbonated drink Cajuína. Celery – Cel-Ray produced by Dr. Brown's of New York City Champagne cola – class of sodas, with a color lighter than cola and darker than cream soda, and flavors similar to both Cherry cola – brands include Coca-Cola Cherry, Pepsi Wild Cherry, and Cherry RC, among others. Cherry soda – brands of cherry-flavored soda include 7 Up, Cherikee Red, IBC Black Cherry, Cheerwine, and Crush, among others. Cherryade – soft drinks prepared with cherry juice. Chinotto – dark, bittersweet Italian soft drink flavored with a bitter orange varietal. Chocolate – for example, Canfield's Diet Chocolate Fudge and Yoo-hoo Citron – an example is Cedrata Tassoni, an Italian, citron-flavored soft drink brand Clementine – made by Izze Cola – originally contained caffeine from the kola nut and cocaine from coca leaves, and was flavored with vanilla and other ingredients. Most colas use other flavoring (and caffeinating) ingredients with a similar taste and no longer contain cocaine. It became popular worldwide after pharmacist John Pemberton invented Coca-Cola in 1886. Cranberry – used as flavoring, for example, Sprite Winter Spiced Cranberry and Canada Dry Cranberry Ginger Ale Cream soda – often flavored with vanilla, such as Big Red Cucumber soda – type of soda made by various manufacturers including Mr. Q. Cumber. Pepsi offers an ice cucumber flavor in some markets. Dandelion and burdock – popular favorite within the UK since the Middle Ages. Popular brands include Ben Shaws owned by Cotts of Canada Gentiana – such as Moxie
Ginger ale – carbonated soft drink flavored with ginger in one of two ways. The golden style is closer to the ginger beer original, and is credited to the American doctor Thomas Cantrell. The dry style (also called the pale style) is a paler drink with a much milder ginger-flavor to it, and was created by Canadian John McLaughlin. Ginger beer – produced in two versions: brewed ginger beer (which includes home-brewed) or a carbonated drink flavored primarily with ginger and sweetened with sugar or artificial sweeteners. Grape soda – grape-flavored soft drinks and sodas Grapefruit – brands of grapefruit-flavored soda include Fresca, Ting, Pelmosoda and Squirt, among others. Guarana – carbonated soft drinks with guarana are produced and marketed in Latin American countries. Guava – such as Jarritos brand Hops - used in Hop water. Hibiscus/Roselle - A floral flavor based on the roselles, often sold under the name of hibiscus. Irn-Bru – citrus-based soft drink popular in Scotland Kvass – a fermented cereal-based low-alcoholic beverage of cloudy appearance and sweet-sour taste. Lavender
Lemon – liquid derived from the outer skin of lemons may be used to flavor soft drinks, other beverages and foods. Brands of lemon-flavored soda include R. White's, Coca-Cola with Lemon, Gini and Solo, among others. Lemonade in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries, or in Mexico, may refer to carbonated lemon-flavored soda as well as the non-carbonated version. Lemon-lime – common carbonated soft drink flavor, consisting of lemon and lime flavoring, such as 7 Up, Sprite, Sierra Mist, and Starry. Ramune is a Japanese soft drink, which takes its name from a transliteration of the English word lemonade, which in certain English-speaking countries is used to refer to lemon-lime soft drinks, though the Ramune brand has expanded beyond the lemon-lime flavor. Lemon verbena () – such as Inca Kola
Lime – such as limeade Litchi"/books?id=qw_AnLc61KAC&pg=PA28 The Quotable Drunkard: Words of Wit, Wisdom, and Philosophy From the Bottom ... – Steven Kates . p. 28.
Magnolia berry - such as Hwachae Malt – such as Malta, which is a brewed, carbonated malt beverage that is not fermented, and hence non-alcoholic Mandarin orange – examples include sodas produced by Maine Root Handcrafted Beverages, Slice and Goya MangoThe Complete Soda Making Book – Jill Houk . p. 125. – such as Jarritos brand Mate – such as Club-Mate, a caffeinated soda made with Yerba Mate extract, based on mate, an infusion of Yerba mate.
MelonCarnival Undercover – Bret Witter, Lorelei Sharkey . p. 27. – Mello Yello produced a melon soda called Mello Yello Melon.Bowes & Church's Food Values of Portions Commonly Used – Judith Spungen . p. 5. It was discontinued. It is a popular flavor in Japan. Mulberry Nectarine – made by Izze
Orange soft drink – sometimes referred to as orangeade Papaya – such as the discontinued product by Izze Passionfruit – such as Passiona, sold only in Australia. There was also a brand of Fanta produced in Brazil with the flavor, selected by the customers in a contest. Peach – such as Big Peach or Nehi Peach Pear – such as the previous product by Izze "Pepper" flavor, a proprietary mix of Dr. Pepper, with the original Mr. Pibb positioned as a competitor in this flavor category
Pineapple – brands of pineapple-flavored soda include Fanta, Sun Crest, The Pop Shoppe and Jarritos, among others. Pomegranate – such as Hansen's
Raspberry – may be referred to as raspberryade in the United Kingdom. Similar soft drinks are also known as raspberry soda in other parts of the world. Rhubarb — typically house-made, a strawberry-rhubarb variant produced by soda brand Culture Pop. Root beer – originally made using the root of the sassafras plant (or the bark of a sassafras tree) as the primary flavor. Elder or elderberry – used in soft drinks such as socată Salak is usually used in sodas in Thailand, commonly mistaken for Strawberry
Sarsaparilla – originally made from the Smilax regelii plant, sodas with this flavor are sometimes made with artificial flavors. Shirley Temple Spruce beer is a beverage flavored with the buds, needles, or essence of spruce trees. In the Canadian provinces of Newfoundland and Quebec, it is known in French as . Spruce beer may refer to either an artificially flavored non-alcoholic carbonated soft drink, or to genuine spruce beer.
Strawberry – brands of strawberry-flavored soda include Catawissa Bottling Company, Stewart's Fountain Classics, Goody Strawberry and Vess, among others. Strawberry soda can also be marketed as Red Pop.
Tamarind – such as Jarritos Tamarindo Tarragon – for example Tarhun Vanilla – such as Coca-Cola Vanilla, and an ice cream float Watermelon – such as Jarritos brand Wintergreen
Specialty Bludwine/Budwine – brand of cherry-flavored soft drink that was produced in the United States by the Bludwine Company and Bludwine Bottling Company.Report – Georgia. Dept. of Commerce and Labor . Georgia. Dept. of Commerce and Labor. 1919. p. 61. Treasury Decisions Under Customs and Other Laws – United States. Dept. of the Treasury. pp. 514–515.Southern Pharmaceutical Journal . February, 1915. p. 31. In 1921, the company changed the name of the soft drink product from Bludwine to Budwine. Production of Budwine stopped in the mid-1990s. As of 2009, the brand was in existence and run by two entrepreneurs in Georgia. Dandelion and burdock – consumed in the British Isles since the Middle Ages. It was originally a type of light mead, but over the years has evolved into the non-alcoholic soft drink commercially available today. Fentimans produces a variety of this drink. Bacon soda – soft drink beverage that has the flavor of bacon. Several U.S. companies produce bacon soda brands, including Jones Soda, Lockhart Smokehouse and Rocket Fizz. Buffalo wing – produced by Rocket Fizz Coffee – produced by Rocket Fizz Espresso – produced by Manhattan Special Julebrus – Norwegian soft drink, usually with a festive label on the bottle. It is brewed by most Norwegian breweries as a Christmas drink for minors, who are not eligible (by law) to enjoy the traditional (English: Christmas ale), but is also very popular among adults as well. Open-source cola – any cola soft drink produced according to an open-sourced recipe PepperElixir, – produced by Orca Beverage Inc. Ranch dressing – produced by Rocket Fizz Squash – non-alcoholic concentrated syrup mixed with water or carbonated water to create a soft drink
See also
Frozen carbonated beverage Ice cream soda List of brand name soft drink products List of orange soft drink brands List of soft drink producers List of soft drinks by country Non-alcoholic beverage Sports drink
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