What is peach soda and how is it made?

What is in a peach soda?

FDA does not define “peach soda” itself. It describes carbonated soft drinks in general: ingredients must be listed in order of predominance by weight, and for these drinks the first ingredient is usually carbonated water. The rest (sweetener, flavor, acid, color) depends on the product, so read its ingredient list.

How is it made?

We found no official source that describes the factory steps or how peach flavor is formulated, so we do not give a recipe or process. What FDA does state is that these drinks may contain only food and color additives it considers safe, for example citric acid as a flavoring or preservative, and that bottles and cans are regulated as food contact materials.

Does it contain real peach?

Check the label. A soda only needs to declare juice content if it represents or suggests that it contains juice, so a peach-flavored soda may be flavored without any peach juice.

Is there any safety issue to know?

FDA notes that benzene, a known carcinogen, can form at very small levels in drinks that contain both benzoate preservatives and ascorbic acid (vitamin C). In FDA testing from late 2005 to mid-2007, 10 of nearly 200 samples exceeded 5 parts per billion; all were reformulated or discontinued, and FDA concluded the levels do not pose a safety concern.