Beverage

For the act of consuming a liquid through the mouth, see Drinking .

A carbonated beverage

A drink, or beverage, is a liquid specifically prepared for human consumption. In addition to basic needs, beverages form part of the culture of human society.

Contents 1 Types of beverage 1.1 Water 1.2 Alcoholic beverages 1.3 Non-alcohol beverages 1.4 Soft drinks 1.5 Hot beverages 1.6 Other 2 Measuring drinks 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

Types of beverage

Water

Main article: Drinking water

Despite the fact that most beverages, including juice, soft drinks, and carbonated drinks, have some form of water in them; water itself is often not classified as a beverage, and the word beverage has been recurrently defined as not referring to water.

Essential to the survival of all organisms,Greenhalgh, Alison (March 2001). Healthy living - Water. BBC Health. Retrieved on 2007-02-19. water has historically been an important and life-sustaining drink to humans. Excluding fat, water composes approximately 70% of the human body by mass. It is a crucial component of metabolic processes and serves as a solvent for many bodily solutes. Health authorities have historically suggested at least eight glasses, eight fluid ounces each, of water per day (64 fluid ounces, or 1.89 litres),The Benefits of Water. Cleveland Clinic. Retrieved on 2007-02-19. and the British Dietetic Association recommends 1.8 litres. The United States Environmental Protection Agency has determined that the average adult actually ingests 2.0 litres per day.Chapter 3, Exposure Scenario Selection (PDF) p. 8. EPA (May 2000). Retrieved on 2007-02-19.

Distilled (pure) water is rarely found in nature.Water Links. Center for Science in the Public Interest. Retrieved on 2007-02-19. Spring water, a natural resource from which much bottled water comes, is generally imbued with minerals. Tap water, delivered by domestic water systems in developed nations, refers to water piped to homes through a tap. All of these forms of water are commonly drink, often purified through filtration.Brief History of Drinking Water. American Water Works Association (2007). Retrieved on 2007-02-19.

Orange juice

Alcoholic beverages

Main article: Alcoholic beverage

An alcoholic beverage is a drink containing ethanol, commonly known as alcohol, although in chemistry the definition of an alcohol includes many other compounds. Alcoholic beverages, such as wine and beer, have been part of human culture and development for 8,000 years.Arnold, John P. Origin and History of Beer and Brewing: From Prehistoric Times to the Beginning of Brewing Science and Technology. Link title^{Superscript text}]]>

Non-alcohol beverages

Main article: Non-alcoholic beverage

Non-alcoholic beverages are drinks that would normally contain alcohol, such as beer and wine but are made with no more than .5 percent alcohol by volume. The category includes drinks that have undergone an alcohol removal process such as non-alcoholic beers and de-alcoholized wines. Drink Alternatives Definition of a Non-Alcoholic drink

• Non-alcoholic variants:
  • Low alcohol beer
  • Non-alcoholic wine
  • Sparkling cider

Soft drinks

Main article: Soft drink

The name "soft drink" specifies a lack of alcohol by way of contrast to the term "hard drink" and the term "drink", the latter of which is nominally neutral but often carries connotations of alcoholic content. Beverages like colas, sparkling water, iced tea, lemonade, squash, and fruit punch are among the most common types of soft drinks, while hot chocolate, hot tea, coffee, milk, tap water, alcohol, and milkshakes do not fall into this classification. Many carbonated soft drinks are optionally available in versions sweetened with sugars or with non-caloric sweeteners.

Hot beverages

A cup of coffee

• Hot beverages, including infusions. Sometimes drunk chilled.
  • Coffee-based beverages
    • Cappuccino
    • Coffee
    • Espresso
    • Café au lait
    • Frappé
    • Flavored coffees (mocha etc.)
    • Latte
  • Hot chocolate
  • Hot cider
    • Mulled cider
  • Glühwein
  • Tea-based beverages
    • Flavored teas (chai etc.)
    • Green tea
    • Pearl milk tea
    • Tea
  • Herbal teas
  • Roasted grain beverages (Postum etc.)

Other

or drunk, depending on solid ingredients in it and on how thick it is, and on preference:

• Soup
• Yogurt

Measuring drinks

	UK		US
Unit	fl. oz (UK)	ml	fl. oz (US)	ml
dash	1/48	0.592	1/48	0.616
teaspoon	1/8	3.55	1/6	4.93
tablespoon	1/2	14.2	1/2	14.8
fluid ounce or pony	1	28.413	1	29.574
shot, bar glass or jigger	3/2	42.6	3/2	44.4
can of Coke	11.6	330	11.2	330
pint	20	568	16	473
bottle of spirits	24.6	700	23.7	700
bottle of wine	26.4	750	25.4	750

See also

Wikibooks Cookbook has an article on

Beverages

• Drinking
• Soft drinks
• Food
• Nutrition
• List of cocktails
• Soda

References

External links

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