Lemonade is a beverage traditionally made with water, lemon juice, and sugar that is usually served cold over ice. While first appearing in Egypt around 700 CE, lemonade was commercially produced and sold starting in 16th century Paris. There are different types of lemonade around the world, with traditional American "cloudy lemonade" called clear lemonade in some places and lemon-lime soda in parts of Europe and Asia. Pink lemonade stories of red dye or fruit juice additions are thought to be fictional, as lemons themselves do not cause a pink color. The health benefits of lemonade come from its vitamin C, but potential risks are associated with its high fructose levels generally from corn or sugar cane

1. LEMONADE:
A B R I E F R E V I E W

2. WHAT IS LEMONADE
• A beverage traditionally
made with water, lemon
juice, and sugar.
• Usually served cold
– Often over ice.
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3. HISTORY OF LEMONADE
• First showed up in the historical record in
Egypt around 700CE (Buzzle, 2009)
• Egypt exported beginning in the 13th century
(ibid)
• First commercially produced and sold in Paris,
France in the 16th century. (Smith, 2013)
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4. TYPES OF LEMONADE
• Traditional lemonade in America is called
“cloudy lemonade” in many other countries.
• In much of Europe and Asia, “clear lemonade”
is actually lemon-lime soda.
• While numerous amusing anecdotes describe
how red dye or fruit juice was added to create
“pink lemonade,” all are thought to be
apocryphal. (Shioya, 2007)
– There is nothing about the lemons that causes
the pink color
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5. LEMONADE AND YOUR HEALTH
• The tart flavor of lemonade is caused
by minute quantities of flavor
compounds and high levels of citric
acid.
• The health benefits (staving off scurvy)
derive from ascorbic acid (vitamin C).
• Potential health risks of lemonade are
associated with it’s high levels of
fructose, generally derived from corn
or sugar cane.
Citric Acid
Ascorbic Acid
Fructose