Drinks as a part of which there is no alcohol or its contents is limited to a volume fraction up to 0.5%, and for fermentation products no more than 1.2%, are nonalcoholic. Such liquids can have various nature, structure, technology of preparation. Their main objective - thirst satisfying.
Instruction
1. All soft drinks are divided into groups. Production of their preparation and composition of raw materials influence to what group nonalcoholic provisions can belong.
2. Juice liquids - the biggest group. The soft drinks incorporating up to 50% of juice belong to it. The main raw materials for them - fruit semi-finished products. They can be in the form of natural juices, extracts, syrups. Use the alcoholized semi-finished products and concentrated. Depending on that how many contains in a juice product, its subgroup is defined. It can be drink of nectareous type, juice, fruit or lemonade. In lemonades the smallest content of juice - 2.9%.
3. The second group of soft drinks – aromatic on a plant raw material. In structure of this food having the toning property concentrates, extracts of infusions of various herbs, roots or a dried peel of a citrus act as fragrance.
4. The following group of the drinks which aren't containing alcohol – flavored. These liquids make, adding a certain portion of essences, essential oils and emulsions. For the flavored mixes use both natural, and identical natural aromatic substances.
5. Various kvass satisfying thirst is that group which can incorporate a small share of alcohol. Such drinks receive by a sbrazhivaniye of a kvass mash. As an example it is possible to allocate grain kvass and fruit.
6. Using technology of preparation of the aerated nonalcoholic products, the food industry allocates one more group - drinks on grain raw materials. As vkusoaromatichesky substances use food acids, sugar, concentrates of a kvass mash.
7. Special purpose drinks. This group of carbonated juices with low-calorie contents. For production of such mixes can use xylitol, aspartame and other sweeteners which are suitable for patients with diabetes.
8. Except the described groups, soft drinks can be aerated and not aerated. Their body can be not only weak, but also dry. Also syrups, mineral waters belong to soft drinks.
9. Buying soft drinks in shop, pay attention not only to beautiful packing. It is worth reading attentively information which is on the label. She can report about structure of a product, an expiration date, etc. Not all "dietary", "vitamin" drinks have the stated property. This fact has to be confirmed by presence at the manufacturer of a certain documentation.