Bludwine's primary ingredients included wheat and oats, lemon, orange, grape, ginger and peppermint. Refined sugar, created from imported raw sugar, was also used. as "a real invigorating, life-giving drink with a pungency and flavor that are unsurpassed". In 1912, the U.S. Bureau of Chemistry analyzed a sample of Bludwine syrup as part of U.S. v. Bludwine Co., and published results stating the syrup contained 0.142% citric acid, 0.066% phosphoric acid, 62.5% total solids, 0.11% alcohol, 0.11% ash, 1.2% sucrose, 63.7% total sugar as invert, 0.37% total acid as citric, flavor: capsicum and color: amaranth. Name change In 1921, the company changed the name of the soft drink product from Bludwine to Budwine. At this time, the company announced that while the quality of the drink could not be further improved, the name was able to be improved. Alleged health benefits In its earlier years, Bludwine was sometimes marketed as a product that had health benefits, such as for digestion. In 1911 article that some Athens, Georgia area physicians and other Georgia state physicians endorsed Bludwine as promoting digestion, and some prescribed it to their patients. Legal matters U.S. v. Bludwine Co. was an information against Bludwine Co. that was filed on November 4, 1912 by the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia in the District Court of the United States. The information was based upon Bludwine shipping its syrup over state lines from Georgia to Tennessee in violation of the Foods and Drug Act, per the accusation that Bludwine was misbranding its product in a false and misleading manner due to the "Bludwine Syrup" label on the syrup products. The information asserted that consumers would be misled to believe that the product contained wine when no wine actually existed in it, per the package labeling. A court trial with a jury occurred, and Bludwine was found not guilty in the proceedings on May 28, 1913. See also List of brand name soft drinks products List of soft drink producers List of soft drink flavors List of syrups Notes References External links Bludwine and Budwine – includes information about Bludwine and Budwine bottling companies Soft drinks Syrup Products introduced in 1906 Companies based in Athens, Georgia