Lemonade

The distinctive cool properties of a soft drink, as well as the benefits of lemonade, have long been known to humanity. Usually lemonade is made from lemon, with the addition of sugar, a carbonated drink is also more common. Lemonade dates back to the 17th century, when people began to make the first lemonades. The drink lemonade got its original name thanks to the English word Limonade. If you carry out a morphological analysis of the word, you get the phrase Lemon added or literally "lemon added. "

Composition of lemonade

The 17th century lemonade contained only a few ingredients. As a rule, it was lemon juice or tincture, as well as water. King Louis I of France was the first monarch in the history of lemonade to appreciate the drink. Remarkably, the composition of lemonade was due to a mistake that could cost the court cupbearer his life. The man mixed up barrels of wine and lemon juice, and when he noticed his mistake, it was too late, because the king was waiting for his wine.

Then the cupbearer added mineral water to the lemon juice. So it turned out the first lemonade, the king fell in love with the drink, and the cupbearer remained not only alive, but also kept his job. The history of the creation of the first carbonated water is closely related to the beginning of the industrial production of lemonade. the fact is that industrialist Jacob Schwepp began to produce the first sweet soda in wide sale under the brand name of the company "Schwepp & Co" with lemon taste.

At the beginning of the 19th century, carbonated lemonade became the leader in sales and enjoyed unprecedented popularity among buyers. The first lemonade that was manufactured industrially was called lemon-ginger ale. Nowadays, there are enough types of lemonades, in the composition of some drinks, in addition to lemon, there are other ingredients and ingredients.

Types of lemonade

The following most popular and famous types of lemonades can be distinguished:



common lemonade, the composition of the drink contains lemon juice, water, and sometimes the juice of green sour apples;

Citro lemonade;

Duchesse lemonade;

Tarhun lemonade;

Cream soda;

Japanese Ramune lemonade;

lemonade based on herbal infusions Bionade;

lemonade with Sayana levzia extract;

Benefits of lemonade

The benefits of lemonade lie in the chemical composition of the drink, which contains a large amount of vitamin C, which perfectly strengthens the immune system. As a result of research by American doctors, it was found that natural non-carbonated lemonade helps in the prevention and treatment of some diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, as well as kidneys. The fact is that the drink contains a large amount of salts of citric acid, which is able to destroy and remove stones from the kidneys.

The harms of lemonade

However, in addition to the benefits, there is also harm from lemonade, and, as a rule, drinks produced industrially are considered hazardous to health. Often, manufacturers crush costs due to the quality of the original ingredients of the product. As part of the modern store lemonade, you can find half of the Mendeleev table.

At the same time, the harm of lemonade will consist in the content of dyes, preservatives and taste stabilizers. Frequent use of lemonade leads to obesity, the development of diabetes mellitus, as well as to increased excitability in children, aggressiveness and as a result of increased fatigue.