Soda Water For Diabetics: How Much Do You Know?
Posted on May 13, 2009
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Soda Water is a great, refreshing drink for diabetics, because it is totally free of carbohydrates and sugars.
Soda water, or carbonated water, is plain water to which carbon dioxide gas has been added; it is also called sparkling water by many people. Most “soft drinks” and “pop” have It as the principal ingredient. This process — carbonation — produces carbonic acid, better known as soda pop.
Soda water, also called club soda, was produced in the past in the home by using a seltzer bottle filled with water and “charged” with carbon dioxide. Club soda is often the same as plain carbonated water; sometimes, however, there may possibly be a small amount of table salts and/or sodium trace minerals. These additives could possibly make the taste of home made soda water slightly salty. In many areas this process is a natural occurence and produces carbonated mineral water.
Sparkling mineral water may sometimes cause a little dental decay. Sparkling water’s potential affects on dental problems are somewhat greater than with non-sparkling water, but the difference is not drastic. A much higher rate of tooth decay is caused by regular soft drinks than by sparkling water. Dental decay may, in fact, not be greatly affected by carbonated drinks since the rate is so low.
Ground water, usually from artesian wells, is often filtered among layers of minerals; these layers contain various carbonates; the water absorbs carbon dioxide gas released by the carbonates. This kind of water is known as natural sparkling water. On occasions when the water picks up enough different minerals to add a flavor to the water, it becomes sparkling mineral water.
Basically, water + carbon dioxide = soda water. Sparkling mineral water is just one form of carbonation that occurs naturally. A jeweler, in 1794, made a device to produce an artificial carbonated mineral water.
A taste test of several popular carbonated drinks determined that Perrier (a sparkling natural mineral water) kept its fizz the longest.
The gentle fizz of club soda may be a welcome alternative for consumers who feel seltzer to be a bit harsh. During the taste test, club soda seemed to be milder, and a little sweeter, than the standard carbonated water.
Because club soda, sparkling mineral water, seltzer, and carbonated water do not have any calories, this makes them a dieter’s choice over soda pop and tonic water.
Another carbonated drink, tonic water, is produced by mixing water, sugar, carbon dioxide and quinine. Quinine’s first use in tonic water was medicinal — as an additive to help cure or prevent malaria. Mixing it with gin and lemon or lime creates a popular contemporary alcoholic drink.
These are just a few of the facts and names used for soda water.
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