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A soft drink is a class of beverage containing no alcohol, usually carbonated, and typically including added sweetener. Flavors can be natural, artificial or a mixture of the two. The sweetener may be
A tumbler of cola served with ice cubes
Soft drink vending machine in Kyoto Station, Japan
Bubbles of carbon dioxide float to the surface of a carbonated soft drink.
Equipment used by Joseph Priestley in his experiments on gases and the carbonation of water
Carbonated water
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Carbonated water is water containing dissolved carbon dioxide gas, either artificially injected under pressure, or occurring due to natural geological processes. Carbonation causes small bubbles to fo
Soft drink
…A soft drink (see § Terminology for other names) is a class of beverage containing no alcohol, usually (but not necessarily) carbonated, and typically including added sweetener. Flavors can be natural, artificial or a mixture of the two. The sweetener may be a sugar, high-fructose corn…
Joseph Priestley pioneered a method of carbonation in the 18th century.
Belfast Evening Post, Belfast, Ireland, August 7, 1786
A soda siphon c. 1922