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what are syrups?
it is crucial to what are syrups before the use of any syrup. Actually syrup is a thick liquid which is containing sugar solution having different flavors.
In the field of medical , this is termed as a syrup .
what are syrups types ?
boom snow cone offering two types of products or syrups. first one is snow cone syrup and second is slush syrups.
There are too many types of syrup and some of them are give below
Agave syrup (made by agave stem)
Cane syrup ( from sugar cane)
Corn syrup
Glucose syrup
Maple syrup
Codeine Cough syrup
Best syrup in South Africa:
Health Product Authority (SAHPRA) in South Africa is aware from the non-medicinal use of codeinecontaining medicine and they are trying to deal with this misuse .
Actually codeine is found mostly in liquid/solid form (tablet/capsule) either alone or in combination with other active
ingredients.
Manufacturing countries:
Now the of preparation of syrup is one of the main factor of all process. Some countries have vital role in
this industry & those countries prepare syrup on a large scale . While on other hand South Africa is also comes in the list of
those countries that play a vital role in the manufacturing of syrup on a large scale & then export it to other countries to
generate a good revenue .
Ingredients used:
There are different raw materials that are used to prepare the syrup. Those ingredients that are used for the
manufacturing of syrup are given/mentioned below:
Filtered water
Citric acid
Natural & Artificial flavors
Sodium Benzoate
Gum Arabic
Proplyene Glycol
Caramel color
Salt & potassium sorbate
All these ingredients have to take equally in quantity and then pour it into the beaker/jar/pot .After that we will mix it into the
filtered water and then heated/boiled at a required temperature to get the final result. After completing the whole process we
will packed/stored well the prepared syrup into the cane/bottles to use it whenever someone have to need it.
Methods used in complete process of syrups manufacturing:
- Hot process
- Percolation
- Agitation
- Addition of flavoring liquid to syrup
Advantages of syrup:
There are some advantage of syrup mentioned below;
1) Appropriate for any patient, whatever the age is?
2) For the patient use it is economical and safe .
3) The patient can take itself which means there is no help needed.
4) Easy to prepare
Disadvantage of syrup:
Where there are advantage of syrup, there is also some disadvantage/side affect of the syrup which are going
to mention below;
Less effective in masking the taste of drugs
Not recommended to children due to alcohol content
Not good for the patient of Diabetic
It needs more attention to handle while using