I'm starting this Health and Fitness Program at my church and there are all these interesting facts about Health & Fitness and lifestyle.
One thing that has stuck out is that fact that bottled water can taste different from one company to the next. My understanding is that water is pure color-less, odor-less and flavor-less.
I've heard that bottled water can taste different because different companies use different filtration systems. Then I've heard that it's the bottle you're tasting. Finally, of course everyone knows all bottled water (except for the Wal-Mart brand) is made by gnomes who melt down large crystal-clear glaciers in Alaska using their magical hats. The reason some bottles of water taste different from others is because different gnomes have different hats which produce different tastes.
In all seriousness, I really need to know why. I've Googled and everything and I haven't found a straight answer.
Thanks, Everyone!!!
2007-02-23 07:42:00 · 9 answers · asked by kevbox2006 2 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Taste some distilled water- that is your baseline. Good distilled water is 'flat' and flavorless- there is NOTHING in it but H2O, and almost non-measureable traces of the pipes, plastic, etc. it passed through. Distilled water is literally 'made' in the factory- all 'personality' is removed by the processing.
'Natural' water picks up flavors from the rocks, minerals, soil types, etc. it passes as it moves on the surface or underground.
Tap water tastes different because it starts as 'natural' water, then picks up tastes from the filtration and processing, pipes, etc.
MOST bottled water in the US is someone's tap water... maybe filtered a bit more. An amount of water that costs less than a penny being sold at over a buck a bottle- sweet scam, huh?
More interestingly, most people in blind taste tests perfer their own tap water to most bottled waters!
2007-02-23 08:26:22 · answer #1 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 55⤊ 5⤋
Different Types Of Water Brands
2016-11-14 21:51:08 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless you are drinking distilled water, all water has trace levels of minerals dissolved in it. Even if bottled water is filtered some of these minerals are still present. The region the water comes from affects the specific amounts and types of mineral it contains, which will result in slightly different flavors to the water. Having said that, I have found that if I leave a bottle of water in a hot car, it will pick up a slight plastic taste. I wonder if that is the plastic starting to break down because of the heat. I'm sure the heat issue also affects bottles that got overheated during the trip from the bottling plant to the store.
2007-02-23 07:54:41 · answer #3 · answered by ElMagnifico 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It has to do with both the method of filtration and the amount of minerals added back into the water after filtration.
2007-02-23 07:54:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Its different because of the different processes that each brand uses. Some are only filtered, other are purified through other forms such as reverse osmosis. Others also add sodium and other things.
2007-02-23 07:48:32 · answer #5 · answered by panther_homerun14 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
you should check the back of the bottle ,the ingredients .some have minerals and vitamins in it and they are not filtered that well.try aquafina is the best #1 USDA approved ,no mineral or nothind just plain fresh clear water.
2007-02-23 07:52:47 · answer #6 · answered by ♥I_rock_you♥ 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Snapple water is the worst... it depends on where they get the water and how they filter it out. There might be some chemicals in the water that you cannot detect, unless performing some experiments.
2007-02-23 07:50:50 · answer #7 · answered by KB 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
also depends on the minerals
2007-02-23 07:48:45 · answer #8 · answered by ebuythismobile1 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
they are getting it out of different taps! lol
2007-02-23 08:17:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 5⤋