<Tr> <Td> Fruit juices </Td> <Td> <0.1% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cider, wine coolers </Td> <Td> 4%--8% </Td> </Tr> <P> The concentration of alcohol in a beverage is usually stated as the percentage of alcohol by volume (ABV, the number of milliliters (ml) of pure ethanol in 100 ml of beverage) or as proof . In the United States, proof is twice the percentage of alcohol by volume at 60 degrees Fahrenheit (e.g. 80 proof = 40% ABV). Degrees proof were formerly used in the United Kingdom, where 100 degrees proof was equivalent to 57.1% ABV . Historically, this was the most dilute spirit that would sustain the combustion of gunpowder . </P> <P> Ordinary distillation cannot produce alcohol of more than 95.6% ABV (191.2 proof) because at that point alcohol is an azeotrope with water . A spirit which contains a very high level of alcohol and does not contain any added flavoring is commonly called a neutral spirit . Generally, any distilled alcoholic beverage of 170 US proof or higher is considered to be a neutral spirit . </P>

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