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80-PROOF DISTILLED SPIRITS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-03-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Beverages
- Regulations and Standards (Food)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- 80 proof distilled spirits
1, record 1, English, 80%20proof%20distilled%20spirits
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- 80-proof distilled spirits 2, record 1, English, 80%2Dproof%20distilled%20spirits
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Alcoholic proof is a measure of how much ethanol, or "grain alcohol," is in an alcoholic beverage. The proof number is twice the percentage of the alcohol content measured by volume, at a temperature of 60° Fahrenheit. Therefore "80 degrees proof" is 40% alcohol by volume, and most of the other 60% is water. If you mix 180 proof whiskey half-and-half with water, your drink is 90 proof. US Federal regulation (CFR 27 5.37 Alcohol Content). 3, record 1, English, - 80%20proof%20distilled%20spirits
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The expression "80 proof" is the American approved system that alcohol is sold. It is based on a scale of 1 to 200. The alcohol content is ½ the proof, i.e. 80 proof is 40% alcohol. 4, record 1, English, - 80%20proof%20distilled%20spirits
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Boissons (Industrie de l'alimentation)
- Réglementation et normalisation (Alimentation)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- spiritueux distillé à 40 pour cent d'alcool/volume
1, record 1, French, spiritueux%20distill%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%2040%20pour%20cent%20d%27alcool%2Fvolume
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- spiritueux distillé à 40 % d'al/vol 2, record 1, French, spiritueux%20distill%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%2040%20%25%20d%27al%2Fvol
- spiritueux à 40 pour cent d'alcool 1, record 1, French, spiritueux%20%C3%A0%2040%20pour%20cent%20d%27alcool
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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