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Aerated water, 'Aerated water' may contain sugar or may not contain sugar and if it does not contain sugar, it would not in any way detract from the standard of quality prescribed for 'aerated water' in its item. It is only the proviso to this item which requires that the sucrose content shall not be less than 5 per cent, but that is in case of 'sweetened carbonated water'. If what is sold is 'sweetened aerated water', then it must contain sucrose of not less than 5 per cent or else it would not be in conformity with the standard of quality prescribed by this item and would have to be regarded as adulterated. But this requirement of sucrose content being not less than 5 per cent does not apply where what is sold is not 'sweetened aerated water', but merely 'aerated water' which may or may not contain sugar, Bhim Sen v. State of Punjab', AIR 1976 SC 281: (1976) 1 SCC 141 (143). [Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, (37 of 1954), s. 7 r/w s. 16]