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   Root beer is a sweet North American soft drink traditionally made using the root bark of the sassafras tree Sassafras albidum or the vine of Smilax ornata (known as sarsaparilla; also used to make a soft drink called sarsaparilla) as the primary flavor.

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   Root beer, sweet, nonalcoholic, carbonated beverage commonly flavored with extracts of roots and herbs. Invented in North America, the drink has characteristic herbal, earthy notes that have traditionally been imparted by sassafras root (Sassafras albidum), wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens), or

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4. www.allrecipes.com › what-is-root-beer-8608095What Is Root Beer—And Why Is It Called Root Beer? - Allrecipes

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   Mar 12, 2024 · The main ingredients in root beer are pretty much the same as any other soda: water, high fructose corn syrup, caramel coloring, and flavoring, both natural and artificial. However, root beer’s unique flavor comes from sassafras, a tree root native to the United States.

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   Root beer is a sweet North American soft drink traditionally made using the root bark of the sassafras tree Sassafras albidum or the vine of Smilax ornata (known as sarsaparilla; also used to make a soft drink called sarsaparilla) as the primary flavor.

6. drinkolipop.com › blogs › digestWhat Is Root Beer Made Of? Ingredients & History - OLIPOP

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   Sep 10, 2021 · What Is Root Beer Made Of? A 12oz can of the most popular root beer brands today has anywhere from 43 to 45 grams of added sugar, contains 160 to 230 calories, and has 0 grams of dietary fiber or protein. To get this nutritional breakdown, the ingredients in a root beer include:

7. www.tastingtable.com › 952105The Real Reason Root Beer Was Invented - Tasting Table

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   Aug 4, 2022 · Once by the early settlers of America who made their own beer with roots to have a safe beverage to drink when water wasn't always clean and the next when it was created as an alternative to beer...

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   What is root beer made of?

   • Root beer is a sweet North American soft drink traditionally made using the root bark of the sassafras tree Sassafras albidum or the vine of Smilax ornata (known as sarsaparilla; also used to make a soft drink called sarsaparilla) as the primary flavor.

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   Why is root beer called Root Beer?

   • The name “root beer” is twofold. The “root” comes from the inclusion of sassafras root as the main flavorant, though other roots and barks were often added, so “root beer” often made sense rather than just “sassafras beer.” The “beer” part comes from the brewing process.

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   Is root beer alcoholic?

   • Additionally, while early versions of root beer were alcoholic, today’s root beer is often a kid favorite thanks to its zero alcohol content. Also, at some point in root beer ’s history, makers began swapping out natural roots and herbs for ingredients like high fructose corn syrup.

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   Who invented root beer?

   • Pharmacist Charles Elmer Hires was the first to successfully market a commercial brand of root beer. Hires developed his root tea made from sassafras in 1875, debuted a commercial version of root beer at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition in 1876, and began selling his extract. Hires was a teetotaler who wanted to call the beverage "root tea".

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   What is root beer used for?

   • Later, it was used to make gum and even toothpaste. Back when root beer was invented, it contained many ingredients such as vanilla, molasses, sarsaparilla, wintergreen, honey, cinnamon, allspice, licorice root, and many other spices and medicinal ingredients popular at the time.

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   What flavor is root beer?

   • The primary flavor of root beer is sassafras, but the root beer we’ve come to love today is a medley of many flavors. There has never been a standard recipe for root beer, and it’s contained hundreds of ingredients over the years.

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9. www.soundbrewery.com › why-is-root-beer-calledWhy is Root Beer Called Root Beer? A Brief History

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   Jan 12, 2022 · This is why it becomes a beer, because of the fermentation process and very low amount of alcohol created. Most commercial brands use its extract—a blend of ethyl alcohol, natural flavorings, and water. The natural flavorings part is usually an undisclosed proprietary blend.