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Soda water is carbonated water; sometimes referred to as sparkling water, it is water to which carbon dioxide gas has been added. Most “soft drinks” and “pop” have It as the principal ingredient. This process — carbonation — produces carbonic acid, better known as soda pop.

Soda water, or club soda, can be produced at home by using a seltzer bottle filled with water and then “charged” with carbon dioxide. Club soda can be the same as plain carbonated water; however, small amounts of table salts and/or sodium trace minerals might be present. These additives make the slight taste of salt home made soda water. The process also occurs naturally in some areas and produce carbonate mineral water.

It is thought that sparkling mineral water may sometimes cause a little dental decay. The potential problem of sparkling water is slightly greater than “still” water, but the problem remains low. Sparkling water does not cause nearly as much tooth decay as regular soft drinks. The rate is so low that one wonders if carbonated drinks may be little or no factor in causing dental decay.

Water coming from the ground – usually from artesian wells – is often filtered among layers of minerals; these layers contain forms of carbonates, and the water absorbs the carbon dioxide gas released by the carbonates. Natural sparkling water is the resulting substance. If, during filtration, the water picks up enough different minerals to add a flavor to the water, it becomes sparkling mineral water.

Basically, water plus carbon dioxide equals soda water. One natural result of carbonation is sparkling mineral water. In 1794, a device to produce an artificial carbonated mineral water was made by a jeweler.

Perrier, a sparkling natural mineral water, was judged to keep its fizz the longest in a taste test of several carbonated drinks;.

Consumers who believe seltzer to be a bit harsh may 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.

Club soda, sparkling mineral water, seltzer, and carbonated water are non-caloric, making them a dieter’s choice over soda pop and tonic water.

The mixture of water, sugar, carbon dioxide and quinine produces a type of carbonated drink called tonic water. Quinine’s first use in tonic water was medicinal — as an additive to help cure or prevent malaria. Today it is often used as a mixer with gin and lemon or lime for an alcoholic drink.

These are some of the basic facts about soda water.

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