VI. Beverages and Condiments

VI. Beverages and Condiments

(1) Beverages
• These include: beer, wine, spirits, fruit juices, tea, coffee, cocoa, synthetic sweetened soft drinks and aerated waters.
• Some of these beverages contain:
– small amounts of drugs such as caffeine (tea, coffee and some colas) or
– alcohol in varying amounts (beer, wine and spirits), and
– some are sources of minerals and vitamins.
• traditional beverages: sake/tuak, cendol, bandrek
• aerated soft drinks: called "sodas", provide no significant nutrients other than carbohydrates.
• In contrast, fruit juices, either purchased or home-made from fresh fruit, usually contain useful amounts of vitamin C, and some provide carotene.
• Another major group of beverages comprises those usually consumed hot: tea, coffee, cocoa

(2) Condiments
• Consists of :
– salt
– artificial chemical agents (for example, monosodium glutamate) and some are based on traditional spices (garlic, cloves, ginger, etc.).
– Other spices and flavourings
• Salt consists mainly of sodium chloride
• A high intake of salt may contribute to the development of hypertension or high blood pressure in some individuals.
• Adults usually consume about 10 g of salt a day,
• Other spices and flavourings are of less physiological or nutritive importance.