Still water versus sparkling water: Which one should you choose?

Still or sparkling? It’s a question you’ll commonly hear in cafes or restaurants and you probably have a preference. But is there any difference between them when it comes to your health? If you love the fizz, here’s why you don’t have to pass on sparkling water . What makes my water sparkle? This article specifically focuses on comparing still filtered water to carbonated filtered water (called “sparkling water” or “unflavoured seltzer”).

Soda water, mineral water, tonic water and flavoured water are similar, but not the same product. The bubbles in sparkling water are created by adding carbon dioxide to filtered water. It reacts to produce carbonic acid, which makes sparkling water more acidic (a pH of about 3.



5) than still (closer to neutral, with a pH around 6.5-8.5).

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