Getting a sense of what is in your beverage

Abstract

When you drink a soft drink, probably the last thing that crosses your mind is how the taste is the exact same as the one you had before that, and the one before that. But how do the manufacturers ensure that the taste and quality of these beverages are consistent from one bottle to the next? Throughout the production process, food and beverage manufacturers must continuously ensure that their product meets the highest standards. In order to do this, a number of steps must be carried out. These begin with the analysts removing a sample of the product from the process line. Next, the product is taken from the processing plant and brought to the lab, where various quality control tests must be carried out. Here, it is the job of one or more analytical chemists to determine if the sample meets the standards expected by not only the quality ...