why cold canned/bottled drink taste better than cold drink in carton or plastic bottle?
In: Chemistry
Storage condition. So soda beverages (imma call em pop) are carbonated. Carbonation is in the form of CO2 which is a gas. Gas as we know is floaty air vapor juice. So, we must contain it. Well various containers are able to contain the gas better or worse from each other. So, take plastic bottles, most plastic pop bottles are PET. PET as it turns out leaks like a mofo permeation wise. So, you lose a whole lot of CO2 compared to can which is usually aluminum. Same with carton, cannot hold the CO2 as well. The aluminum traps all the CO2 in the soda, and that’s why it has that crisp bubbly taste compared to the other packaging choices.
NOW from an ecological perspective the story changes. PET and cartons are much easier to recycle than aluminum and leave less of a carbon footprint. So while the perceived quality is less than a can, the benefits to society and the planet are better. So eventually it be good to get rid of all metal cans.
TLDR, amount of trapped carbonation is what makes us perceive soda to taste better. Can holds carbonation better than plastic or carton. Also for god mode, find soda in a glass bottle, its even better than can.
Latest Answers