Understanding Sparkling Water
Sparkling water sounds like something bright and shiny and too hard to make. Sparkling water, sometimes referred to as carbonated water, is also known as seltzer water. But it is just typical water to which carbon dioxide gas has been added. This is the dominant component of soft drinks. This process of adding carbon dioxide gas forms carbonic acid and gives all these drinks, including soft drinks, their fizzy taste.
Sparkling water is not always mineral water, but is considered by most people to be just that; technically, mineral water is classified as water containing more than 250 parts per million of dissolved minerals. So, some mineral water can be classified sparkling water when carbonated, but not all sparkling water can be called mineral water.
The process of carbonating water began in the 1800’s. A brewer realized that a very interesting taste was made when passing water over fermenting beer.
Today, pressurized CO2 is put into bottles, or can be made with a soda maker at home or in bars and restaurants. When the bottle is open, and the pressure is released, then bubbles form. It is no secret that shaking, and then opening, a bottle of sparkling water will make a considerable mess as the water escapes the bottle. Of course, this also happens with soda pop.
Soda gets its well-known fizz from this process. A discovery was made by (I assume) some kids with nothing else to do. This curious individual mixed Mentos breath mints with the aspartame from a diet soda. This caused the CO2 to react immediately and violently shoot straight up out of the bottle until all the fluid is gone. This little experiment may impress the kids, but it ’s a bit messy, so I would advise not to do it. A less messy alternative is to visit YouTube and find hundreds of videos of others doing it – often in some very creative ways.
Sparkling water was once used as a drink to cure stomach maladies. However, now most doctors recommend that people with acid reflux or chronic stomach problems avoid sparkling water. But, it is helpful in calming nausea.
Sparkling water can also be home made in a reusable seltzer bottle; it is filled with water and then infused with carbon dioxide. A large assortment of calorie free flavors to flavor sparkling water to great taste is sold at allfreightfree.com.
There are sparkling waters that come from sources characterized by natural carbonation. One brand of sparkling mineral water has 100% carbonic acid from the source; this means that no CO2 is added to the water. This brand comes from an area noted for volcanic activity. Due to the fact that the magma gives off carbon dioxide, the water there is rich in minerals. This combines with the water to increase the solubility of the minerals. This naturally carbonated sparkling water is the result, and is considered quite delicious, and is also very famous.
So now you know everything you wanted to know about sparkling water and how to make a refreshing calorie free beverage.
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