# Orange drink > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Orange_drink > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Orange_drink.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_drink > Source revision: 1316762058 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Drink}} {{for|carbonated orange-flavored drinks|Orange soft drink}} [[File:Orangeade.jpg|thumb|A glass of [Barr](/source/A.G._Barr) orangeade]] The term '''orange drink''' refers to a sweet, sugary, sometimes [carbonated](/source/carbonation), orange-flavored [beverage](/source/beverage). When carbonated the drink may be known as '''orangeade'''. Typically such beverages contain little or no [orange juice](/source/orange_juice) and are mainly composed of [water](/source/water), [sugar](/source/sugar) or sweeteners, flavor, coloring, and additives. Although many orange drinks are fortified with [Vitamin C](/source/Vitamin_C), they are typically very low in [nutrition](/source/nutrition)al value. Nagourney, Eric. "[https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/07/health/07nutr.html Nutrition: Study Links Sugary Drinks to Teenagers' Weight.]" ''[New York Times](/source/New_York_Times)'', 7 March 2006. In the United States, as orange drinks can be confused with [orange juice](/source/orange_juice), the [Food and Drug Administration](/source/Food_and_Drug_Administration) requires orange drinks, as well as other beverages whose names allude to [fruit](/source/fruit) products, to state the percentage of [juice](/source/juice) contained above the "Nutrition Facts" label.[U.S. House of Representatives](/source/U.S._House_of_Representatives): "[http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/CF102-33.HTML Requirements for Specific Nonstandardized Foods] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203120805/http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/CF102-33.HTML |date=2008-12-03 }}," ''[Code of Federal Regulations](/source/Code_of_Federal_Regulations)'', Title 21, Pt. 102, Subpart B., Sec. 102.33. Washington: [Government Printing Office](/source/United_States_Government_Publishing_Office), 2001. (CITE: 21CFR102.33). and requires companies to state them as orange drinks instead of orange juice. ==Varieties== * [Fanta](/source/Fanta), a global brand originally centred on carbonated orange drink. * Orange [squash](/source/squash_(drink)) * Orangeade can refer either to a non-carbonated orange drink, or a carbonated [orange soft drink](/source/orange_soft_drink). Non-alcoholic orangeade can be made from [orange juice](/source/orange_juice), [simple syrup](/source/simple_syrup), [lemon juice](/source/lemon_juice), [vanilla extract](/source/vanilla_extract), [salt](/source/salt), and [club soda](/source/club_soda) or water.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aspicyperspective.com/southern-orangeade-recipe/|title=Southern Orangeade Recipe|date=July 4, 2019}} An alcoholic version can be made using, e.g., [gin](/source/gin), lemon juice, orange juice, and club soda,{{Cite web|url=https://www.cakenknife.com/boozy-orangeade/|title=Boozy Orangeade|date=March 27, 2015}} or, alternatively, [tequila](/source/tequila), orange juice, simple syrup, and [seltzer](/source/seltzer_water);{{Cite web|url=https://www.3stofthemonth.com/ourrecipes/2015/4/21/tequila-orangeade|title=Tequila Orangeade|website=3st of the Month|access-date=2019-07-22|archive-date=2019-07-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722071056/https://www.3stofthemonth.com/ourrecipes/2015/4/21/tequila-orangeade|url-status=dead}} or by taking non-alcoholic orangeade and adding [vodka](/source/vodka).{{Cite web|url=http://ahealthylifeforme.com/sparkling-orangeade-cocktail/|title=Sparkling Orangeade Cocktail|date=July 21, 2012}} * [Orangina](/source/Orangina), carbonated orange drink popular in France, made with 10% concentrated orange, a 2% combination of concentrated lemon, concentrated mandarin and concentrated grapefruit juices as well as 2% orange pulp. * [McDonald's](/source/McDonald's) Orange Drink, also often termed "orangeade" on menus until the 1970s, which is [Hi-C](/source/Hi-C) Orange Lavaburst. It was discontinued in April 2017 and brought back when customers complained. * Nutri Star (the [Venezuela](/source/Venezuela)n version of "fortified orange drink.") * [Sunny Delight](/source/SunnyD) * [Tang](/source/Tang_(drink)) * Kwenchy Kups, a sugar-free orange flavour drink sold in plastic pots. * A product named Orange Drink, marketed by the [Dairy Maid](/source/Dairy_Maid) company on the [Bahamian](/source/The_Bahamas) island of [New Providence](/source/New_Providence).{{Citation needed|date=April 2007}} * In 2002, a "cheap, fortified, orange-flavored drink" was developed with the intention of improving nutrition in the [third world](/source/third_world) by adding [vitamin A](/source/vitamin_A), [iron](/source/iron), and [iodine](/source/iodine) to people's diets.[Cornell University](/source/Cornell_University) (Oct. 29, 2002). ''[https://www.news.cornell.edu/releases/Oct02/fortified.drink.ssl.html Fortified orange drink, a success with Third World children, now shown to ease 'hidden hunger' in mothers and babies]'', Press release. ==See also== {{portal|Drink}} *[Orange juice](/source/Orange_juice) *[Orange soft drink](/source/Orange_soft_drink) *[Squash (drink)](/source/Squash_(drink)) ==References== Category:Non-alcoholic drinks Category:Orange sodas --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Orange drink](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_drink) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_drink?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.