How Are Soft Drinks Carbonated?
We all know soft drinks are delicious, but they are decidedly less so when left out too long. The drink goes “flat,” meaning the carbonation is gone. Yuck. Anyone who’s tasted flat soft drinks knows that carbonation is a key part of the drinks’ texture and taste. But how are the drinks carbonated in the first place? Although carbonation does naturally occur in some fermented beverages, forced carbonation is something people have done for just over 230 years. Under Pressure Carbonation is basically mixing carbon dioxide and water. The problem? As a gas, carbon dioxide tends to be released from water over time. This is prevented by mixing and packaging carbonated beverages under pressure, not allowing the carbon dioxide to escape. Every time you open a soft drink you hear a familiar fizzing sound, almost like a pop. That’s the pressurized carbon dioxide escaping the top of the can. Leave that can open for long enough, and all the carbon dioxide in the beverage will float to the surface i
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