Beverages
| Definition: |
Liquids that are suitable for drinking. (From Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary, 10th ed) |
| Notes: |
orange & grapefruit juices: coord IM with CITRUS FRUITS (IM); ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES & specifics & CARBONATED BEVERAGES are also available |
| Also Called: |
Teas, Herbal,Teas, Medicinal |
Beverages Categories.
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Alcoholic Beverages - Drinkable liquids containing ETHANOL. |
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Carbonated Beverages - Drinkable liquids combined with or impregnated with carbon dioxide. |
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Coffee - A beverage made from ground COFFEA beans (SEEDS) infused in hot water. It generally contains CAFFEINE and THEOPHYLLINE unless it is decafeinated. |
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Milk Substitutes - Food BEVERAGES that are used as nutritional substitutes for MILK. |
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Mineral Waters - Water naturally or artificially infused with mineral salts or gases (carbon dioxide). |
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Tea - The infusion of leaves of CAMELLIA SINENSIS (formerly Thea sinensis) as a beverage, the familiar Oriental tea, which contains CATECHIN (especially epigallocatechin gallate) and CAFFEINE. |
Beverages Definitions and Terms
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