This document provides an overview of the processing and preservation methods for various beverages, including carbonated drinks, beer, wine, coffee, and tea. It discusses the major ingredients used in each beverage and describes the key production steps. For carbonated drinks, the major ingredients are water, sweeteners, flavorings, acids, coloring, carbon dioxide, and preservatives. Beer production involves mashing, lautering, boiling, fermentation, filtration, and packaging. Wine production includes harvesting grapes, crushing/pressing, fermentation, clarification, aging, and bottling. Coffee processing develops flavor in beans through harvesting, processing, roasting, and brewing methods like freeze drying and spray drying to produce