Drinking drinks in summer are delicious to quench thirst, and the most common ones are 7up, Cola, Sprite, etc. So, is Sprite a carbonated drink? Is Sprite acidic or alkaline?

Is Sprite a carbonated drink?

Yes. Carbonated drinks (soda) can be divided into juice type, fruity type, cola type, low-calorie type, other types, etc. Common ones include: Coke, Sprite, Fanta, 7up, Mirinda, etc. Among them, juice-type carbonated drinks refer to natural juices containing 2.5% or more; fruit-flavored carbonated drinks refer to spices as the main flavoring agent, and the juice content is less than 2.5%; cola-type carbonated drinks refer to cola nuts, white lemons, and laurels. , caramel coloring; other carbonated drinks: milk protein carbonated drinks, ice cream soda, etc.

Is Sprite acidic or alkaline?

There is a lot of carbon dioxide, and the carbonic acid is saturated ~ it is acidic ~

Nowadays, people advocate drinking ion drinks to nourish the stomach, so-called "Ions" are actually alkaline water, that is, the pH is slightly greater than 7~ and Sprite is an acidic drink, drinking too much will hurt your stomach.

Carbonated drinks are carbon dioxide + water, usually with added sugar. The pH is generally less than 7. The carbonic acid produced by adding carbon dioxide to water is acidic. For example, Coke, because of the addition of phosphoric acid, has a pH comparable to that of lemonade.

Benefits and disadvantages of carbonated drinks

1. Benefits:

Refreshing and refreshing effect. When the drink enters your stomach, the carbon dioxide absorbs heat and escapes, quickly taking away the heat from your body. Some functional carbonated drinks also have the function of refreshing the brain and refreshing the mind.

Carbonated drinks can prevent dementia. According to expert research, drinking two cans of carbonated drinks a day can improve people's memory by 20% and effectively prevent Alzheimer's disease. Because the hippocampus area in the brain becomes very active under the stimulation of rising blood sugar, but the function of the hippocampus area in Alzheimer's patients declines and the hippocampus shrinks.

2. Disadvantages:

The controversy over carbonated drinks has been around for a long time. Carbonated drinks have long been regarded as the cause of obesity, and carbonated drinks with high levels of preservatives and antioxidants drinks, may pose a cancer risk.

Carbonated drinks usually contain synthetic colors, flavors, and phosphates, which are not only nutritionally worthless, but can even become waste products that the body needs to process. The phosphates in them can also interfere with calcium absorption. The reason why iced carbonated drinks are popular among people is that they contain a large amount of carbon dioxide gas. After entering the human body, they take away the heat from the gastrointestinal tract through burping, making people feel refreshed and cool. Although carbon dioxide itself is harmful to the human body, it may increase the carbon dioxide content in the blood and hinder the transport of nutrients.

At the same time, in terms of the efficiency of preventing heatstroke and replenishing water for the body, carbonated drinks are far inferior to tea, sour plum soup, lemonade, mung bean soup and light soy milk.