Supermalt is a non-alcoholic, caffeine-free

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, minerals and nutrients, and has a balance of carbohydrates that supposedly allow instant absorption. It is dark brown in colour and has a sweet flavour. Supermalt may be purchased in 330ml glass bottles, or cans, sold individually or in their respective six-packs. Supermalt is now produced by

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. It is most popular among the African and African-Caribbean community.

Production

Non-alcoholic malt

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can be made by either the

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brewing method, where

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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. 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

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. Various products of Supermalt are sold worldwide in more than 70 countries, 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,

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for malt drinks.

Nutritional Value

Supermalt is made solely from raw materials of vegetable origin, except for the B-vitamins, which are synthetic nature-identical ingredients. No animal products are used so Supermalt is suitable for vegetarians and vegans. Supermalt's nutritional values (compared to milk, orange juice, cola and beer): ^*Variation may occur in each category.

Product variants

*Powermalt – rich in

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and has higher malt content as it is brewed with four different types of barley malts.http://powermalt.com/index.php/en/the-products/ Specially developed for more energy or to enhance performance. *Supermalt Plus – based on the original Supermalt, but enriched with ginseng and aloe vera. *Supermalt Fusion – the fruity, lighter alternative to the original Supermalt, with either apple, mango or pineapple. *Supermalt Less Sugar - launched 2018 containing 30% less sugar. * Vitamalt – a less-specialised variation of the original Supermalt.

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)).

References

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