Re: If coke is so acidic, why do we drink it to settle our stomachs?

Date: Mon Jun 12 15:43:22 2000
Posted By: Elizabeth Kunkel, Faculty, Food Science and Human Nutrition, Clemson University
Area of science: Biochemistry
ID: 957904572.Bc

Message:


The reason that a carbonated beverage may help settle an upset stomach is 
related to the carbonation rather than to its acidity.  The carbonation in 
the soft drink is carbon dioxide, which reacts with the acid in the stomach 
and helps "neutralize" it.  The carbon dioxide also facilitates belching, 
which also helps relieve some of the acid in the stomach.

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