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Analysis of popular soft drinks
| Brand | pH | Osmolality (mosmol kg−1) |
Electroylytes (mmol l−1) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sodium | Potassium | |||
| Coco-Cola | 2.8 | 469 | 3.0 | 0.1 |
| Pepsi-Cola | 2.7 | 576 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| Seven-Up | 3.5 | 388 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Lucozade | 3.0 | 710 | 18.0 | 0.5 |
| Orange juice | 4.0 | 587 | 1.0 | 46.0 |
| Apple juice | 3.6 | 694 | 0.0 | 27.4 |
| Ribena* diluted 1:3 | 3.0 | 1180 | 4.0 | 8.0 |
| Ribena diluted 1:4 | 3.3 | 862 | 3.0 | 6.0 |
| Ribena diluted 1:5 | 3.4 | 561 | 2.0 | 4.7 |
Blackcurrant cordial.
Reproduced from Head et al. (1983).
© 1988
