Soda Water is a excellent, refreshing drink for diabetics, because it is totally free of carbohydrates and sugars.
Soda water is carbonated water, sometimes referred to as sparkling water, and is plain water with carbon dioxide gas added. It is the main ingredient of most “soft drinks.”. The carbonation process forms carbonic acid, which is soda pop.
By using a seltzer bottle filled with water and then “charged” with carbon dioxide, soda water (club soda) was produced in the past in the home. Although it is possible for small amounts of table salts and sodium trace minerals to be present, club soda can be the same as plain carbonated water. Such additives could possibly make the taste of home made soda water slightly salty. There are many areas in which this process occurs naturally, resulting in carbonated mineral water.
A little dental decay might sometimes be caused by sparkling mineral water. Sparkling water’s potential affects on dental problems are somewhat greater than with non-sparkling water, but the difference is not drastic. Higher rates of tooth decay are caused by regular soft drinks, not by sparkling water. Dental decay may, in fact, not be greatly affected by carbonated drinks since the rate is so low.
Water coming from the ground, usually from artesian wells, is often filtered among layers of minerals; these layers contain various carbonates; the water absorbs carbon dioxide gas released by the carbonates. This produces natural sparkling water. On occasions when the water picks up enough different minerals to add a flavor to the water, it becomes sparkling mineral water.
Basically, water + carbon dioxide = soda water. Sparkling mineral water seems very special, but it is just a natural product of carbonation. In 1794, a jeweler invented a device to produce an artificial carbonated mineral water.
A taste test of several popular carbonated drinks determined that Perrier (a sparkling natural mineral water) kept its fizz the longest.
For consumers who believe seltzer to be a bit harsh, club soda has a more gentle fizz. As part of the taste test, club soda seemed to be milder, and a little sweeter tasting, than standard carbonated water.
Club soda, sparkling mineral water, seltzer, and carbonated water have zero calories, making them a dieter’s choice over soda pop and tonic water.
Another carbonated drink, tonic water, is produced by mixing water, sugar, carbon dioxide and quinine. Originally, quinine was added to tonic water for a medicinal purpose — to help cure or prevent malaria. Mixing it with gin and lemon or lime creates a popular contemporary alcoholic drink.
These are a few of the simple facts that help us understand soda water.
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