Bitter lemonade
As bitter lemonade is called sodas , which bitter substances such as quinine were added.
The composition, in particular the amount of the so-called quinine aroma according to the food labeling, is regulated by food law. The Austrian Food Code ( Codex Alimentarius Austriacus ) stipulates that a maximum of 85 mg of quinine (calculated as quinine) per liter may be added. If the term tonic is used in the name of the product , it contains at least 15 mg of quinine. In Germany, too, the maximum amount in non-alcoholic soft drinks is 85 mg / kg. According to studies by the Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety (LGL), tonic water contains the highest levels of quinine of the bitter soft drinks, averaging 61 mg / l. The highest value found was 75 mg / l. Significantly less quinine was detectable in bitter lemon and bitter orange at 29 mg / l .
Bitter lemonades include the following lemonades:
- Bitter grapefruit
- Bitter lemon
- Bitter orange
- Ginger Ale (depending on its specific composition)
- Tonic water
Individual evidence
- ↑ Austrian food book. IV. Edition, Chapter / B 26 / Erfrischungsgetränke, dated February 25, 2014, p. 5 ( online ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and remove it then this note. ).
- ↑ Maximum levels of certain substances in ready-to-eat flavored foods. Flavor Ordinance Annex 4.
- ↑ Eva Lassek, Thomas Klasna: quinine in beverages. Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety.
