Can you get sarsaparilla in the UK?

It’s available across the country and you can even pick up a bottle of Baldwin’s Sarsaparilla in some Tesco’s and Sainsbury’s. However, sarsaparilla is still only a fraction of Baldwins’ international business.

Is sarsaparilla soft drink good for you?

The beneficial phytochemicals in the root of the sarsaparilla plant have been shown to have anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and skin and joint healing effects. Sarsaparilla is considered safe for most people, but be wary of false claims.

Why is sarsaparilla banned?

Well, sassafras and sarsaparilla both contain safrole, a compound recently banned by the FDA due to its carcinogenic effects. Safrole was found to contribute to liver cancer in rats when given in high doses, and thus it and sassafras or sarsaparilla-containing products were banned.

Is sarsaparilla a real drink?

Sarsaparilla is a soft drink originally made from the vine Smilax ornata (also called ‘sarsaparilla’) or other plants. In most Southeast Asian countries, it is known by the common name sarsi, and the trademarks Sarsi and Sarsae. It is similar in flavour to root beer.

Is sarsaparilla an alcoholic drink?

Sarsaparilla is a kind of root beer, in the original sense of the term. There are two basic methods of making it; one produces a drink similar to modern root beer, the other a traditional alcoholic drink that hearkens back to the day when all root beers were beers made from roots.

Where can I buy sarsaparilla?

Sarsaparilla is not readily available in most countries, although many pubs and most major supermarket chains in the Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia and Australia stock sarsaparilla-flavoured soft drinks, and sarsaparilla remains available in the United Kingdom as a legacy of the temperance movement.

Is sarsaparilla root beer?

While sarsaparilla essentially is also a ‘root beer’, going by its definition, the drink is made from the sarsaparilla root alone.

What are sarsaparilla and Sassafras?

Sarsaparilla is a famous Jamaican vine that is made alone from the sarsaparilla root while sassafras is a spice-full root that is mixed with root beers. Sassafras is a strong and highly active root that is found extensively in root beers while sarsaparilla is a root beer that has only sarsaparilla roots or vine.