1. Food and Nutrition
Beverages

2. Beverages
• Categories include:
– Tea
– Juice
– Soda
– Coffee

3. Coffee
• Can be served with a meal or alone
• Grown in sub-tropical regions- Brazil,
Peru, and Hawaii
• Made by drying and roasting the bean
found in the red fruit
– Darker the roast stronger the coffee

4. Types of Coffee
Regular
• High caffeine content
• Described as being mellow and smooth
Decaffeinated
• Has 97% of coffee removed
Instant
• Coffee that has been brewed then evaporated

5. Coffee Making Equipment
Automatic Drip Coffeemaker
• Hot water flows over the grind and into a
cup

6. Coffee Making Equipment
French Press
• Boiling water is poured over the grounds
and is allowed to stand then the grounds
are pushed to the bottom of the carafe

7. Coffee Making Equipment
Percolator
• The water is boiled as it repeatedly flows
over the grounds

8. Coffee Storage
• Best stores in a opaque, air tight
bag/container at room temperature
• Or in the refrigerator for up to a month
• Or in the freezer for up to three months

9. Serving Coffee
• Always serve freshly brewed coffee,
should not be reheated

10. Tea
• Made from the leaves are harvested from
the tea plant that are dried and treated
• Types of tea:
– Black tea- fermented leaves
– Green tea- unfermented leaves
– Oolong tea- partially fermented leaves

11. Tea Formats
• Tea bags- hold a pre-measured quantity
of leaves
• Loose tea- must first be measured and
then added to the appropriate quantity of
hot water
• Tea should be stored in an air-tight
container away from light

12. Tea Making Equipment
Tea Kettle
• Use to boil water which is then transferred
to a tea cup
Tea Infuser
• Used for steeping loose tea

13. Fruit Juice
• The liquid from the pulp of a fruit
• Only products that are pure juice can be
called juice

14. Fruit Drink
• Products typically made from 5- 50% juice
• The rest of the juice is water, sugar, or
another sweetener
• They can be fortified with vitamins

15. Fruit Punch
• Usually served at a party or other special
occasion
• Any combination of fruit juices
• Hot punch- when spices (cinnamon or
cloves) is called a mulled beverage.
– The punch must be simmered for about 10
minutes to blend flavors

16. Fruit Punch, Juice, and Drinks
• Can be packaged in bottles, cartons, or
cans