Supermalt

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Supermalt is a non-alcoholic, caffeine-free malt drink that was originally developed for the Nigerian Army in 1972. [1] It has a high content of B vitamins, minerals and nutrients, and carbohydrates. Supermalt is now produced by Royal Unibrew A/S in Denmark. It is most popular among the African and Afro-Caribbean community. [1]

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Production

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A Supermalt sponsored food shop on Electric Avenue in Brixton, London

Non-alcoholic malt drinks can be made by either the traditional brewing method, where barley is steeped into malt and then brewed into a creamy, rich consistency, or made like a soft drink by using malt extract. Supermalt uses traditional brewing skills for all its non-alcoholic batches. [2]

The main difference between non-alcoholic malt drinks and non-alcoholic beers is that malt drinks are usually sweet and always dark in color. The sweet notes are a combination of naturally occurring glucose, fructose, saccharose, maltose and maltotriose [ citation needed ].

Various products of Supermalt are sold worldwide in more than 70 countries, [2] and are mostly popular among the African and African-Caribbean communities in the UK. The primary consumer target group for malt drinks is the African-Caribbean population, which represents more than 1 million people in the UK, London being the largest single European market for malt drinks.

Nutritional value

Supermalt is made solely from raw materials of vegetable origin, except for the B-vitamins, which are synthetic. [3]

Supermalt's nutritional values (compared to milk, orange juice, cola and beer):

Per 100 ml*Supermalt®Milk (semi-skimmed)Orange Juice Cola Beer
Calories (kJ/kcal)270/67204/49182/43168/40162/39
Sugar (g)12.84.88.810.60
Fat (g)0.001.600.100.000.00
Carbohydrates (g)15.004.909.9010.102.70
Proteins (g)0.803.500.600.000.30
Vitamin B1 (mg)1.400.040.060.000.00
Vitamin B2 (mg)0.800.180.030.000.03
Vitamin B3 (mg)7.400.100.30-0.30
Vitamin B5 (mg)1.50----
Vitamin B6 (mg)0.700.050.050.000.04
Vitamin C (mg)5.001.0039.000.000.00
Calcium (mg)8.00123.0010.0020.007.00
Iron (mg)0.100.000.200.100.00

*Variation may occur in each category. [4]

Product variants

Ingredients

Water, barley malt (7,6% of the total liquid), barley, sugar, colour (E150c), carbon dioxide, liquorice, vitamins (Niacin (B3), Thiamin (B1), Pantothenic acid (B5), Riboflavin (B2), Vitamin (B6)). [7]

References

  1. 1 2 "History".
  2. 1 2 "Home". royalunibrew.com.
  3. "Home". supermalt.com.
  4. "Home". fdir.dk.
  5. http://powermalt.com/index.php/en/the-products/ [ dead link ]
  6. "Supermalt unveils first reduced sugar malt drink". Convenience Store. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  7. supermaltdd. "Product". Supermalt. Retrieved 2022-06-21.