What Makes Sparkling Water Sparkle?
Sparkling water is an attractive name that sounds like something complicated to produce. Actually, sparkling water, soda water or seltzer derive their bubbly nature from the simple process of adding carbon dioxide (CO2) in gas form to regular water, and then bottling the water. The result is the effervescence that tickles our taste buds, and makes a nice change from regular water. Sparkling water is not always mineral water, though it is frequently misnamed as such. Mineral water is defined as water that contains more than 250 parts per million of a dissolved mineral source. Though some mineral water can be sparkling water with the addition of carbonation, not all sparkling water is mineral water. All water needs to be considered sparkling water is carbonation.
