What's in tonic water

Molecules in it 5

• QuinineC20H24N2O2

  On MoleculeFinder's curated tonic water list from source

  The bitter alkaloid of cinchona bark that gives tonic water its taste, and the compound that made gin and tonic a colonial habit.

  As a pure substance: LD50 1,800 mg/kg (guinea pig, oral) from source

• Carbon dioxideCO2

  On MoleculeFinder's curated tonic water list from source

  The gas you exhale, the fizz in a soda, and the molecule plants pull out of the air to build themselves.

  As a pure substance, its GHS hazard label: signal word Warning; Compressed gas, Irritant from source

• Citric acidC6H8O7

  On MoleculeFinder's curated tonic water list from source

  The mouth-watering sourness of lemons, limes, and oranges.

  As a pure substance: LD50 3,000 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source

• SucroseC12H22O11

  On MoleculeFinder's curated tonic water list from source

  Table sugar: one glucose joined to one fructose. It is the reference point the whole sweetness scale is measured against, at exactly 1 times sweet.

  As a pure substance: LD50 29,700 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source

• Sodium benzoateC7H5NaO2

  On MoleculeFinder's curated tonic water list from source

  A preservative in soft drinks and salad dressings. Combined with vitamin C in the same bottle it can slowly form traces of benzene.

  As a pure substance: LD50 3,450 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source