where does the name 7- up come from for the drink?

Answer 1

The origin of the 7 Up name is unclear. The most popular story is that its creator named the soft drink after seeing a cattle brand with the number 7 and the letter u. Other rumors suggest that the name reflects the drink's seven flavors and carbonation (the bubbles go "up"), that the bottle contained seven ounces, that its creator came up with the name while playing dice, or that even it was the 7th large commercial lemonade brand that taste the same. There is also the rumour that the name was created because the company had previously failed six times, hence the name "7- up". Before the formula change in 2006, looking on a can of 7up included 7 ingredients. The "Up" in the drink's name might refer to the original inclusion of Lithium, an anti-depressant.

Some people mistakenly believe that the name 7 Up comes from the fact that its pH is 7.0 and therefore neutral. This is not the case: the pH of 7 Up is comparable to many other soft drinks. At a pH of 3.67, Diet 7 Up is less acidic than lemon juice (pH 2.3), vinegar (pH 2.9) or wine (pH 3.5).

Answer 2

The origin of the 7 Up name is unclear. The most popular story is that its creator named the soft drink after seeing a cattle brand with the number 7 and the letter u.[2] Other rumors suggest that the name reflects the drink's seven flavors and carbonation, that the bottle contained seven ounces, that its creator came up with the name while playing dice, or that even it was the 7th large commercial lemonade brand that taste the same. There is also the rumour that the name was created because the company had previously failed six times, hence the name "7- up".

Answer 3

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Answer 4

dear matt
i can search wikipedia too!
when people ask a question
they are obviously looking for more than a cut and paste job
from a yahoo search!

ok,
i am 60 years old

when i was a kid a neighbor of mine worked for 7-up
i asked him the same question
he told me
the "7"
came from the seven ingredients used to make it
the "up"
came from the good feeling it was supposed to give you
from drinking one

at the time i thought he meant the bubbles
or the fact that i was just plain happy to get one as a treat
[times were tough, we were poor]

now i suspect he meant the lithium
an anti-depressant and upper

most soft drinks were originally developed and sold as
"health tonics"
to lift your mood and spirits
[in other words an upper]

coke was colored brown and contained cocaine
7-up was clear and contained lithium
[counter-marketing]

when the laws changed
[and drugs were regulated]
both coke and 7-up changed their formulas
they substituted caffeine instead

when times changed
and sales dropped
7-up dropped the caffeine
and used it's clear color
[no artificial colors]
to market itself as the "natural" alternative soft drink
[in the 70's they even had psychedelic looking ads]

but all in all all soda-pop is just flavored sugar water and fizz

ps
7-up is lime-lemon flavor [no upper] [color free]
coke is lime-cinnamon flavor [caffeine upper[ [caramel color]

[did i hear someone say "red bull"]

Answer 5

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