"smart" Water

[bednobs]

needed drink earlier and picked up a bottle of water - smart water - it's "made" by coca-cola. Reding the label it's "steam distilled" the electrolytes are added.
this begs 2 questions - is there any other way of distilling water other than through steam?
what's the point in distilling all the elctrolytes out, then putting htem back in again???

[Jackdaw33]

Same as when something is described as 'pan-fried'.

[Buenchico]

Quote:
"To make glaceau smartwater, we evaporate spring water, condense the vapour and then add just the right amount of electrolytes before bottling".

I suppose the implication is that they adjust the quantity of electrolytes to achieve a perfect taste. (NB: I'm not saying that I actually believe any of that hype!).

Those electrolytes are calcium chloride (which will make the water taste 'harder', whereas many Brits happily pay to get their tap water 'softened'), magnesium chloride (for no obvious reason) and potassium bicarbonate (which is usually an acidity regulator when added to foods but would seem to do little here other than possibly to make it very slightly 'salty').

I hope, Bednobs, that you also paid careful attention to the nutritional information so kindly provided by Coca Cola ;-)
http://www.coca-cola.co.uk/content/dam/journey/gb/en/hidden/Products/nutrition/nutrition-tables/glaceau-smartwater/415-glaceau-smartwater.png

[Buenchico]

Dasani, anyone?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3809539.stm

[Old_Geezer]

You can freeze distill.

They do it because customers are not "smart" and will swallow the hype along with the water.

[Old_Geezer]

If you had a stainless steel sink, Chris, you'd be staring at an obvious reason to soften your water. Damned residue gets everywhere: over the drained washing up in particular. Not that I've bothered but I still would like a softener.

[ummmm]

My cousin only drinks smart water, nothing else (unless on a night out) I can't tell the difference between that and my tap water.

[granny grump]

The only smart water I had heard of before this was to mark your belongings so that you could identify them if they were stolen

SmartWater is an international crime fighting and crime prevention company with an established track record for detecting and deterring criminal activity. We have created a wide range of crime reduction programmes utilising our cutting-edge traceable liquid products which have been highly successful in reducing crimes, such as burglary and metal theft.

Whether you are looking to reduce pilferage, protect your infrastructure and assets, enhance security or feel safer at home we have a product and service to suit.

Our aim is to give you peace of mind by helping to keep crime at bay and away from your door. SmartWater is well known to criminals, who acknowledge this it represents a genuine threat to them. We have provided evidence to the police that has aided hundreds of convictions, which is why the SmartWater brand is acknowledged to be a powerful crime deterrent

[bednobs]

how do you freee distill?
what would be the advsntage of that?

[Old_Geezer]

Well it costs nothing.

[Old_Geezer]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distillation

To be honest I think it is more used to distil alcohol than water, but nevertheless it is one method of distillation.

[douglas9401]

Latest evidence appears to show that drinking Smart Water can result in a reduced level of accuracy in typing.

I prefer my water the simple way, filtered through an extinct volcano in France, collected, bottled, shipped across the channel then driven 500 miles on UK motorways to my local Morrisons. :-P