Soft drink

Soft drink

A soft drink (also known as pop, soda, coke, fizzy drink, or carbonated beverage) is a drink that typically contains carbonated water, a sweetener, and a natural or artificial flavoring. The sweetener may be a sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, fruit juice, a sugar substitute (in the case of diet drinks), or some combination of these.

Pronunciation

• /sɒft drɪŋk/

Etymology

The term "soft drink" specifies a lack of alcohol by contrast to the term "hard drink" and the term "drink". The phrase "drink" is etymologically derived from the Old English 'drincan' meaning "to drink, swallow," which comes from the Proto-Germanic 'drinkan', a general Germanic borrowing from the Latin 'bibere' (to drink).

Related Terms

• Carbonated water
• Sweetener
• Sugar
• High-fructose corn syrup
• Fruit juice
• Sugar substitute
• Diet drinks
• Alcohol
• Flavoring

See Also

• List of soft drinks by country
• History of soft drinks
• Health effects of soft drinks

External links

• Medical encyclopedia article on Soft drink
• Wikipedia's article - Soft drink

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