other suitable ranges may be from about 0 05 to about 1 or more the frozen carbonated beverage concentrate and resulting frozen carbonated beverage may also include suitable preservatives any suitable preservative can be used in accordance with the invention typical preservatives include for example sodium benzoate potassium sorbate sodium hexametaphosphate edta and mixtures thereof typical concentrations of sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate are for example in the range of from about 0 03 to about 0 15 by weight of the total fcb concentrate composition preferably sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate are used in combination in amounts of about 0 1 by weight of the total fcb concentrate composition in accordance with another aspect of the invention vitamins may be present in the frozen carbonated beverage concentrate and resulting frozen carbonated beverage of the invention any suitable vitamin and mineral and concentrations thereof can be added to the frozen carbonated beverage concentrate in accordance with the invention provided that the added vitamins and minerals do not excessively deleteriously affect formation of a frozen carbonated beverage having a smooth slushy texture using a conventional frozen carbonated beverage device preferably the amount of vitamins added are 10 of the recommended daily requirement for the particular vitamins added in accordance with one embodiment a b vitamin premix is utilized containing 50 by weight niacinimide 27 47 d calcium pantothenate and 22 53 maltodextrin other vitamins that may be added include vitamin c ascorbic acid vitamin b6 thiamin riboflavin vitamin a vitamin d vitamin e and folic acid examples of minerals that may be added include calcium potassium zinc and magnesium preferably the frozen carbonated beverage composition will be formulated such that at least 5 by volume juice and at least 10 of the daily.