Beverages are classified into alcoholic and non-alcoholic categories, with alcoholic beverages further divided into fermented, distilled, and compound types. Non-alcoholic beverages can be stimulating, refreshing, or nourishing, providing health benefits. The document also mentions kola trees, which produce kola nuts containing caffeine, used in various beverages.

1. INTRODUCTION OF BEVERAGE
 Beverage is an potable liquid.
 Excludes water.
The word beverage derived from
Latin word called “bever” which
means rest.
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2. CLASSIFICATION OF BEVERAGE
 Beverage is classified into two categories:
1. Alcoholic
2. Non-alcoholic
Beverage
Alcoholic
Fermented Distilled Compound
Non-
alcoholic
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Refreshing Nourishing
Classification chart of Beverages
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3. Alcohol beverage is classified into 3
categories
1. Fermented
2. Distilled
3. Compound
This contains edible alcohol i.e. ethyl
alcohol.
It is restricted to drink for the children
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE
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4. FERMENTED ALCOHOL
Fermented alcohol is prepared by the process of breaking down
sugar in liquid form into alcohol and CO2 with the reaction of ye
Alcoholic strength is from 5% to 25% alcohol by volume.
Examples: Beer, wines etc.
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5. DISTILLED ALCOHOL
It is an alcoholic beverage containing ethanol that is produced by
distilling ethanol produced by means of fermenting grain, fruit, o
vegetables.
Alcoholic strength: up to 75.5% alcohol by volume.
Examples: Whiskey, vodka, rum, brandy, tequila etc
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6. COMPOUND ALCOHOL
•These are the flavored alcohol.
•It contains high alcoholic strength.
•Examples: Gin, liqueur etc.
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7. NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE
• A beverage which does not contain any alcohol or it may conta
little alcohol.
•It is healthy for health.
•it can be classified into three categories.
1. Stimulating
2. Refreshing
3. Nourishing
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8. STIMULATING
•Helps to stimulate the vital organs of our body.
•Coffee and tea are considered as an stimulating beverage becau
they contain Caffeine
•They are hot beverages usually but they can be cold too.
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9. REFRESHING
Refreshing beverage helps to refresh our body as well as our min
It helps to kill our thirst.
Types of refreshing beverages
• Squash
• Aerated water(coke, fanta, pepsi etc)
• Spring water
• Syrup
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10. NOURISHING
•Nourishing beverage helps us to gain the energy.
•It is healthy for our body.
•It contains lots of nutrients.
•Juices and milk based are the nourishing beverages.
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11. Cola plant

13. The Cola genus of trees are native to the tropical forests of Africa, and are
sometimes called kola trees or kola nuts because of their fruit, which
contains caffeine. The caffeine is used in soft drinks, energy drinks, tea,
coffee, and cocoa. The Cola acuminata is an evergreen tree that produces
the kola nut, which is used as a flavoring ingredient in food. The Cola
acuminata is about 20 meters tall, with long, leathery leaves, cream flowers,
and star-shaped fruit. The fruit contains about a dozen seeds in each follicle,
and the flesh of the nut is white or reddish, with a sweet, rose-like
aroma. The nut is brown, about 2 inches long, and contains about 2–4%
caffeine, theobromine, tannins, alkaloids, saponins, and flavonoids.