1, beverage refers to the liquid food which is based on water and produced by different formulas and manufacturing processes for people to drink directly.

2. beverages as defined in GB/T 10789-20 15? That is, the beverage is a liquid for human or livestock to drink, and it is packaged quantitatively.

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Processing and manufacturing of drinking liquids, such as soda water, sherbet, tea, etc. Tsui Hark's Clear Money, Diet, Beverage and Food: "Tea, soup, soup (soup is a mixture of vegetables and meat, called soup), pulp and cheese are all drinks.

Carbonated drink: It is a sparkling drink made of carbon dioxide gas mixed with various spices, moisture, syrup and pigments. Like coke, soda, etc. The main ingredients include: carbonated water, citric acid and other acidic substances, sugar, spices, and some also contain caffeine.

Fruit and vegetable juice drinks: all kinds of fruit juice, fresh fruit juice, vegetable juice, mixed fruit and vegetable juice, etc.

Functional beverage: a beverage that contains a variety of nutrients and meets the special needs of the human body.

Tea drinks: all kinds of green tea, black tea, scented tea, oolong tea, wheat tea, herbal tea and iced tea. Some contain lemons.

Milk beverage: milk, yogurt, milk tea and other beverages with fresh milk or dairy products as raw materials.

Coffee drink: A drink containing coffee ingredients.

Especially fruit juice instead of water, because people often think that fruit juice is nutritious. In fact, there are not many real natural fruit juices, and vitamins in fruits are often destroyed during processing. Commercial beverages contain pigments, flavors, saccharin and preservatives, which will increase the negative effects of children's liver.

Children with normal appetite, drinking a lot of drinks before meals will dilute gastric juice and reduce appetite; Too much sugar in drinks can also affect food intake, and drinks can't replace a normal diet with comprehensive nutrition. Obese children with strong appetite are more obese because they drink a lot of sugary drinks.

Some drinks are not strictly made, stored beyond the shelf life, or not finished in time after opening the package, resulting in excessive bacterial content or deterioration, which will cause gastrointestinal discomfort and even diarrhea for children after drinking.

Some drinks contain substances harmful to the human body, and long-term drinking will be harmful to the body.

In summer, children binge drink iced drinks. When they are cold, the blood vessels in the delicate stomach wall will contract, which will affect the normal function of the stomach, cause indigestion and even lead to ulcers.

Source: Baidu Encyclopedia Beverage