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Everyday Chemistry: Soft Drinks

July 9, 2009

In the United States of America, we have many flavored carbonated drinks which we call soda pop. The carbonation process puts the “fizz” in soda pop. 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.

Carbonation is the process that gives most soft drinks their distinctive taste. Diluted carbonic acid is what causes the fizzy sensation, not the bubbles.

if you brew beer at home, watch out for over-carbonation, because it can be dangerous– bottles may gush or even explode.Using excessive amounts of sugar as a primer is dangerous, as well as using wrong types of bottles or improper capping processes. So, I suggest, just 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 major ingredient of most “soft drinks”.

In the past, these drinks were produced in the home by putting water in a seltzer bottle then adding CO2. Club soda, typically identical to plain carbonated water, may sometimes contain a small trace of salt or other minerals. These trace ingredients may cause a salty taste in home-made soda pop. Add some drops of concentrated flavors and what do you have? Soda pop.

If there are enough minerals, the drink is called sparkling water. A big variety of calorie-free flavors to flavor sparkling water with great tastes is sold at allfreightfree.com. Instead of drinking a greater amount of soda pops, this might be a great option for your family.

Carbonated drinks made into soda pop can be a calorie free way to make sure your family drinks plenty of water as we all know that the better the drinks taste, the more your kids will drink and the more they drink, the healthier it is for your family.

If anyone in your family competes athletically, this flavored drink will also make sure they stay properly hydrated while exercising. This has been an extremely hot summer and 2 a day football practices has already started for college and high school players. So, perhaps as a football mom, you could provide the team some different flavored carbonated drinks to make sure everyone drinks the amounts that they need and stay well hydrated.The kids will love you; possibly the coach will, too. This could be a good project for the local booster club to take on.

The summer heat has made drinking water extremely important – in fact, it has made it a dangerous summer even for Texans, who are used to hot summers. However, we are not accustomed to 100-degrees-plus temperatures day after humid day; elderly people and infants are especially vulnerable.

So, flavored carbonated drinks might be a good option for you and your kids, and perhaps even for your elderly neighbor. We are, after all, our brothers’ keepers.

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