Micronutrients for Natural Carbonated and Noncarbonated Soft Drink

Carbonated Soft Drinks are the beverages with added carbon dioxide that gives an effervescent taste to the beverages. Carbonated soft drinks are further divided into colas and non-colas, as well as diet and regular soft drinks. The cola-flavoured carbonated beverages usually contain added phosphoric acid as acidulant because it can strengthen the acidity. Phosphoric acid has the same characteristics as the cola flavours, which are dry and sometimes balsamic.2,3 Cola soft drinks use cola nut from Cola nitida and Cola acuminata trees of Africa as their flavour agent. Non-cola soft drinks usually use citric acid as acidulant.4