why does water like dannon and nestle water taste discusting while dasani and poland spring dont?

Question

there both spring water what makes the difference in the taste, the more discusting ones are priced lower then the good tasting ones

Answer 1

the good tasting 1s have additives simple as that

Answer 2

Dasani is my favorite too, but it's NOT spring water. It is demineralized water that they have RE-mineralized. This makes the water taste good because the minerals they add back are what creates the "taste" of water. The advantage to this is that they can customize the taste depending on the preferences of the market in which it is being sold. So conceivably, Dasani here in Vancouver, Canada can taste different than Dasani in Orlando, Florida because the market prefers something different. Other spring waters are simply filtered water with nothing in it, thus no taste.

Answer 3

I believe that brands like Dasani are reverse osmosis water meaning they have had EVERYTHING taken out so all that is left is pure water so it tastes pretty clean. The others are spring water and haven't gone through the reverse osmosis process. You can get a system that does this to your tap water or there are some outlets that have this system and you can fill up jugs. I trust reverse osmosis water more than spring water. However you should take a mineral suppliment if you drinking an an ongoing basis the RO water because it has had most of the minerals present in water taken out.

Answer 4

depends on the amout of minerals in the spring water. Some spring water is purified, then enhanced with minerals also, so I would say the minerals make the water taste different. I do not know exactly what minerals are in the water tho, you would have to look on the water bottle label for that. If that does not say, contact the bottling company and ask. By law they are required to have contents available to the public.

Answer 5

I 100% agree with you. Dannon is ok, but Nestle is awful. Some people say I'm crazy when I say I can taste the difference. Glad I'm not the only one out there. Sorry, I don't know the answer.

Answer 6

it's the type of purifying the company does. Industries like dasani and poland spring purify their water so it doesn't have any bad stuff in it at all. Plus.. poland spring water (i know) comes from real Maine springs (one is right down the road from my house!) and there aren't city sewers and smog to screw up the minerals that make water gross.

Answer 7

of course, thats a matter of opinion.
some might say that water has no taste....

well to answer the question at hand; depends on where the water is bottled really...

and also, the "spring water" isn't really water from a spring, or even an underground resivor.... its actually tap water that has been filtered by means of osmosis or something of the like.

for example i believe that dasani is bottled in SC which is known for its pure tap water.

Answer 8

The Nestle isn't spring water, it's just 'purified' water (tap water that's been filtered). Spring water usually has minerals in it that give it taste.

Answer 9

I like aquafina, i drink a gallon of it a day, i hate nestle water, youre right it taste like iron and yuck what an aftertaste, id rather drink from the toilet!

Answer 10

It's your taste although Dasani is purified tap water.

Answer 11

I can't give you a scientific explanation however the only bottled water I'll drink is Dasani!

Bottled Water: Pure Drink or Pure Hype?
While bottled water marketing conveys images of purity, inadequate regulations offer no assurance.
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Sales of bottled water in this country have exploded in recent years, largely as a result of a public perception of purity driven by advertisements and packaging labels featuring pristine glaciers and crystal-clear mountain springs. But bottled water sold in the United States is not necessarily cleaner or safer than most tap water, according to a four-year scientific study recently made public by NRDC.

NRDC's study included testing of more than 1,000 bottles of 103 brands of bottled water. While most of the tested waters were found to be of high quality, some brands were contaminated: about one-third of the waters tested contained levels of contamination -- including synthetic organic chemicals, bacteria, and arsenic -- in at least one sample that exceeded allowable limits under either state or bottled water industry standards or guidelines.

A key NRDC finding is that bottled water regulations are inadequate to assure consumers of either purity or safety, although both the federal government and the states have bottled water safety programs. At the national level, the Food and Drug Administration is responsible for bottled water safety, but the FDA's rules completely exempt waters that are packaged and sold within the same state, which account for between 60 and 70 percent of all bottled water sold in the United States (roughly one out of five states don't regulate these waters either). The FDA also exempts carbonated water and seltzer, and fewer than half of the states require carbonated waters to meet their own bottled water standards.

Even when bottled waters are covered by the FDA's rules, they are subject to less rigorous testing and purity standards than those which apply to city tap water (see chart below). For example, bottled water is required to be tested less frequently than city tap water for bacteria and chemical contaminants. In addition, bottled water rules allow for some contamination by E. coli or fecal coliform (which indicate possible contamination with fecal matter), contrary to tap water rules, which prohibit any confirmed contamination with these bacteria. Similarly, there are no requirements for bottled water to be disinfected or tested for parasites such as cryptosporidium or giardia, unlike the rules for big city tap water systems that use surface water sources. This leaves open the possibility that some bottled water may present a health threat to people with weakened immune systems, such as the frail elderly, some infants, transplant or cancer patients, or people with HIV/AIDS.