Monday, December 29, 2008

Understanding Soda Water For Sports

Soda Water is a outstanding, good tasting and refreshing drink for all that do sports for health and fitness. Because it has zero calories, carbohydrates, colors or sweeteners.

Soda water is carbonated water, sometimes referred to as sparkling water, and is plain water with carbon dioxide gas added. It is the principal ingredient of most "soft drinks.". Carbonic acid -- soda pop -- results from the process of carbonation.

Soda water, or club soda, can be produced at home by using a seltzer bottle filled with water and then “charged” with carbon dioxide. Club soda may be the same as plain carbonate water but it can have a small amount of table salts, and sodium trace minerals. Such additives could possibly make the taste of home made slightly salty. In many areas this process is a natural occurence and produces carbonated mineral water.

Sparkling mineral water can sometimes cause a little dental decay. While the potential problem of sparkling water is greater than still water the problem remains low. Sparkling water does not cause nearly as much tooth decay as regular soft drinks. The rate is so low it suggests that carbonated drinks may not be a factor in causing dental decay.

Water coming from the ground - usually from artesian wells - can be filtered among layers of minerals containing some form of carbonates and absorb the carbon dioxide gas released by the carbonates. The resulting water is called natural sparkling water. On occasions when the water also picks up enough different minerals to become flavored, it becomes sparkling mineral water.

Basically, water plus carbon dioxide equals soda water. Sparkling mineral water is one of the naturally-occuring forms of carbonation. A device to produce an artificial carbonated mineral water was made in 1794 by a jeweler.

Perrier, a sparkling natural mineral water, was judged to keep its fizz the longest in a taste test of several carbonated drinks;.

Consumers feeling seltzer to be a bit harsh will find club soda to have a more gentle fizz. During the taste test, compared to standard carbonated water, club soda seemed to be milder, as well as a little sweeter.

Because club soda, sparkling mineral water, seltzer, and carbonated water do not have any calories, this makes them a dieter’s choice over soda pop and tonic water.

The mixture of water, sugar, carbon dioxide and quinine produces a type of carbonated drink called tonic water. Originally, quinine was added to tonic water to help cure or prevent malaria. These days it is commonly mixed with gin and lemon or lime for an alcoholic drink.

These basic facts and terms help us have a clearer understanding of soda water.

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