Table 1. Mean values of the different quality requirements of soft drink sold in local market in Nigeria at different temperatures

Parameters	Storage temperature (°C)
	30	35	40	45	50
Bitterness (EBU)	1.27±0.011)a2)	1.29±0.01b	1.30±0.01b	1.32±0.01c	1.33±0.01c
pH	2.99±0.01a	2.92±0.01b	2.89±0.01b	2.83±0.01c	2.78±0.01d
Total acidity as citric acid (%)	0.014±0.001a	0.019±0.001b	0.024±0.001c	0.026±0.001c	0.030±0.001d
Ethyl alcohol (%v/v)	ND3)	ND	ND	ND	ND
Original gravity °Saccharin (%v/v)	1041±1.0a	1038±1.0b	1037±1.0b	1034±1.0c	1032±1.0c
Ascorbic acid (mg/L)	116.52±0.1a	88.26±0.2b	61.78±0.15c	34.11±0.2d	6.74±0.01e
Sugar content (mg/L)	10.9±0.1a	10.7±0.1b	10.5±0.1b	10.2±0.1c	9.9±0.1d

Values reported in mean±SD (n=3).
Different superscript letters indicate significant difference (p<0.05) between values in the same row.
Not detected.