Soda water, or carbonated water, is also referred to as sparkling water, and is plain water to which carbon dioxide gas has been added. It is the predominant ingredient of most “soft drinks.”. Carbonic acid — soda pop — results from the process of carbonation.
If one takes a seltzer bottle filled with water and then [...]

Soda water, or carbonated water, is also referred to as sparkling water, and is plain water to which carbon dioxide gas has been added. It is the predominant ingredient of most “soft drinks.”. Carbonic acid — soda pop — results from the process of carbonation.

If one takes a seltzer bottle filled with water and then “charges” it with carbon dioxide, the result is club soda — or, soda water. Club soda can be the same as plain carbonated water; however, it is possible for small amounts of table salts and sodium trace minerals to be present. Such additives sometimes make the taste of home made soda water somewhat salty. In some areas the process occurs very naturally and issues in carbonated mineral water.

Sometimes sparkling mineral water causes a little dental decay. While the potential problem of sparkling water is greater than still water the problem remains low. Sugary soft drinks cause tooth decay at a much higher rate than sparkling water. Dental decay may, in fact, not be greatly affected by carbonated drinks since the rate is so low.

Artesian wells can be the source for waters that filter among layers of minerals in the ground; the layers contain forms of carbonates, and the waters absorb the carbon dioxide gases produced by those carbonates. The resulting substance is natural sparkling water. If, during filtration, the water picks up enough different minerals to add a flavor to the water, it becomes sparkling mineral water.

Soda water is not complicated; it’s just water and carbon dioxide. Sparkling mineral water is a naturally-occuring product of carbonation. In the year 1794, a jeweler invented a different kind of device — one to produce artificial carbonated mineral water.

When several carbonated drinks were compared in a taste test, it was found that Perrier, a sparkling natural mineral water, kept its fizz the longest.

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

With zero calories, club soda, sparkling mineral water, seltzer, and carbonated water are usually preferred by dieters over soda pop and tonic water.

Mixing water, sugar, carbon dioxide and quinine produces a carbonated drink called tonic water. Originally, quinine was used as an additive 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 facts and names are just a few of the ways we refer to soda water.