Agave young flower stalk. Agave nectar (also called agave syrup), a sweetener derived from the sap, is used as an alternative to sugar in cooking, and can be added to breakfast cereals as a binding agent. The sap of "A. americana" and other species is used in Mexico and Mesoamerica to produce "pulque", an alcoholic beverage. The flower shoot is cut out and the sap collected and subsequently fermented. By distillation, a spirit called "mezcal" is prepared; one of the best-known forms of mezcal is tequila. When dried and cut in slices, the flowering stem forms natural razor strops, and the
Non-alcoholic drink containing more than 1.2% ABV must state the actual alcoholic strength (i.e., show the word "alcohol" or the abbreviation "alc." followed by the symbol "% vol."). The government of Denmark have decided to change the "alcohol free" legal definition from 0.1% alcohol by volume to 0.5%. Non-alcoholic beer, termed as "birra analcolica", is regulated as equal to or less than 1.2% ABV Systembolaget defines "alcohol-free" as a drink that contains no more than 0.5% alcohol by volume. Licensing laws only place restrictions on the sale or consumption of drinks with an alcohol content of over 0.5% An "alcohol free" drink