Explaining Soda Water For Diabetcis

Soda Water is a outstanding, refreshing drink for diabetics, because it is totally free of carbohydrates and sugars.

Soda Water is carbonate water, sometimes referred to as sparkling water, and is plain ole’ water which CO2 (carbon dioxide) gas has been added. It is the number one ingredient of most “soft drinks.”. The product of carbonation is carbonic acid — familiar to us a soda pop.

Soda water is also known as club soda; it can be produced at home by using a seltzer bottle filled with water and then “charged” with carbon dioxide. Club soda may be virtually the same as plain carbonated water; but it can have a small amount of table salts and sodium trace minerals. These additives may make the taste of home made soda water slightly salty. The naturally-occuring process in some areas produces carbonated mineral water.

A little dental decay might sometimes be caused by sparkling mineral water. While the potential problem of sparkling water is greater than still water the problem remains low. Higher rates of tooth decay are caused by regular soft drinks, not by sparkling water. The rate is so low it suggests that carbonation of drinks may not be a significant factor in causing dental decay.

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. The result? Natural sparkling water. Sparkling mineral water results in cases where the filtered water picks up enough different minerals to add a flavor.

Basically, water plus carbon dioxide equals soda water. Sparkling mineral water is a naturally-occuring product of carbonation. In 1794, a jeweler invented a device to produce an artificial carbonated mineral water.

A taste test of several carbonated drinks determined that Perrier, a sparkling natural mineral water, kept its fizz the longest.

Consumers who believe seltzer to be a bit harsh may find club soda to have a more gentle fizz. In the taste test that was conducted, club soda was judged to be milder, and a little sweeter tasting, than standard carbonated water.

Club soda, sparkling mineral water, seltzer, and carbonated water have a great advantage over soda pop and tonic water — no calories.

Another carbonated drink, tonic water, is produced by mixing water, sugar, carbon dioxide and quinine. Quinine was originally added to tonic water to help cure or prevent malaria. Today, to make a well-known alcoholic drink, it is often mixed with gin and lemon or lime.

These are some of the basic facts about soda water.