<unk>  beverages<unk>  is a key ingredient in soft drinks, beverages that typically consist of<unk> , a sweetener, and a flavoring such as cola, ginger, or citrus. Plain<unk>  or sparkling mineral water is often consumed as an alternative to soft drinks. Club soda is<unk>  to which compounds such as sodium bicarbonate or potassium sulfate have been added. Many manufacturers produce unsweetened sparkling water products that are lightly flavored by the addition of aromatic ingredients such as essential oils.<unk>  is often mixed with fruit juice to make sparkling alcoholic and non-alcoholic punches. Alcoholic beverages<unk>  is a diluent mixed with alcoholic beverages where it is used to top-off the drink and provides a degree of 'fizz'. Adding soda water to 'short' drinks such as spirits dilutes them and makes them 'long' not to be confused with long drinks such as those made with vermouth.<unk>  also works well in short drinks made with whiskey, brandy, and Campari. Soda water may be used to dilute drinks based on cordials such as orange squash. Soda water is a necessary ingredient in many cocktails, such as whiskey and soda or Campari and soda. Cooking<unk>  is increasingly popular in Western cooking as a substitution for plain water in deep-frying batters to provide a lighter texture to doughs similar to tempura. Kevin Ryan, a food scientist at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, says the effervescent bubbles when mixed with dough provide a light tempura-like texture, which gives the illusion of being lower calorie than regular frying batters. The lightness is caused by pockets of carbon dioxide gas being introduced into the batter (a process which natural rising using yeast also creates) and further expanding when cooked.
Carbonated water
Hydrogen fluoride
Bromide
Saline 
Hydrogen water
Haloalkane
Isothiocyanate
Trihalomethane