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6. Returns - still worried that even after all of the above your Soda Water wont be what you want? Check out the returns policy. There is so much competition now that someone, somewhere is bound to offer the terms that you are comfortable with.
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9. Contact - got a question about Soda Water, or want to leave a comment then check out the sites contact page. Reputable companies have them and respond.
10. Payment - ready to pay for your Soda Water, then use your credit card or PayPal! Be aware of companies that don't accept them, there may be genuine reasons but given the huge amount of choice you have when buying online there is no reason at all not to buy via credit card or PayPal.
from soda.
Carbonated water, also known as
sparkling water,
fizzy water,
soda water,
club soda, or
seltzer water, is plain water into which carbon dioxide gas has been dissolved. The process of dissolving carbon dioxide gas is called
carbonation. It results in the formation of
carbonic acid (which has the chemical formula H2CO3).
In the past, soda water was produced in the home by "charging" a refillable seltzer bottle by filling it with water and then adding
carbon dioxide.
Club soda may be identical to plain carbonated water or it may contain a small amount of table salt, sodium citrate,
sodium bicarbonate, potassium bicarbonate, potassium sulfate, or
disodium phosphate, depending on the bottler. These additives are included to emulate the slightly salty taste of homemade soda water. In the UK
Soda Water is nearly always made with Sodium Bicarbonate.http://www.cocktail.uk.com/db/ingredient_description.asp?id=81 The process can also occur naturally to produce carbonated mineral water, such as in Mihalkovo in the Bulgarian Rhodope Mountains.http://www.bulgariatravel.org/bg/destinations.php?id=11
History
Joseph Priestley first discovered a method of impregnating water with carbon dioxide when he suspended a bowl of water above a
beer vat at a local Leeds,
England brewery. The air blanketing the fermenting beer—called 'fixed air'—was known to kill mice suspended in it. Priestley found water thus treated had a pleasant taste and he offered it to friends as a refreshing drink. In 1772 Priestley published a paper entitled
Impregnating Water with Fixed Air in which he describes dripping
oil of vitriol (or
sulfuric acid as it is now called) onto
chalk to produce carbon dioxide gas, and encouraging the gas to dissolve into an agitated bowl of water.
In
1771 Sweden chemistry professor
Torbern Bergman independently invented a similar process to make carbonated water. In poor health at the time yet frugal, he was trying to reproduce naturally-Effervescence spring waters thought at the time to be beneficial to health.
Today, carbonated water is made by passing
air pressure carbon dioxide through water. The pressure increases the
solubility and allows more carbon dioxide to solvation than would be possible under
standard atmospheric pressure. When the bottle is opened, the pressure is released, allowing the gas to come out of the solution, thus forming the characteristic bubbles.
Carbonated water was commonly known by the name of
soda water until World War II. In the 1950's new terms such as
sparkling water and
seltzer water began to be used.The term
seltzer water is a
genericized trademark that comes from the German brand
Selters, which is produced and bottled in
Nieder-Selters, Germany.
seltzer on Merriam-Webster Online
Flavored carbonated water is also commercially available. It differs from sodas in that it contains flavors (usually fruit flavors such as lemon, lime, orange, or raspberry) but no sugar.
Health effects
Sparkling mineral waters show slightly greater tooth enamel dissolution potential than still waters, but levels remain low and are of the order of one hundred times less than soft drinks. De-gassing of a sparkling mineral water reduces its dissolution, but the total levels are still relatively low, suggesting that carbonation of drinks may not be an important factor per se in respect of erosive potential. (PMID 11556958)
Intake of carbonated beverages has been associated with increased bone fracture risk in observational studies, but the net effect of carbonated beverage constituents on calcium economy of the body is negligible. Thus, the skeletal effects of carbonated beverage consumption are likely due primarily to milk displacement (drinking club soda and thus drinking less milk). (PMID 11522558)
See also
References
External links
- The Priestley Society
- Priestley's paper Impregnating Water with Fixed Air 1772
- Bartleby
- Interview with one of New York City's last seltzer delivery men
- Carbonating at Home
from soda.
Carbonated water, also known as
sparkling water,
fizzy water,
soda water,
club soda, or
seltzer water, is plain
water into which carbon dioxide gas has been dissolved. The process of dissolving carbon dioxide gas is called
carbonation. It results in the formation of carbonic acid (which has the chemical formula H2CO3).
In the past, soda water was produced in the home by "charging" a refillable seltzer bottle by filling it with water and then adding carbon dioxide.
Club soda may be identical to plain carbonated water or it may contain a small amount of table salt,
sodium citrate, sodium bicarbonate,
potassium bicarbonate, potassium sulfate, or disodium phosphate, depending on the bottler. These additives are included to emulate the slightly salty taste of homemade soda water. In the UK
Soda Water is nearly always made with Sodium Bicarbonate.http://www.cocktail.uk.com/db/ingredient_description.asp?id=81 The process can also occur naturally to produce carbonated mineral water, such as in Mihalkovo in the Bulgarian
Rhodope Mountains.http://www.bulgariatravel.org/bg/destinations.php?id=11
History
Joseph Priestley first discovered a method of impregnating water with carbon dioxide when he suspended a bowl of water above a
beer vat at a local
Leeds,
England brewery. The air blanketing the fermenting beer—called 'fixed air'—was known to kill mice suspended in it. Priestley found water thus treated had a pleasant taste and he offered it to friends as a refreshing drink. In 1772 Priestley published a paper entitled
Impregnating Water with Fixed Air in which he describes dripping
oil of vitriol (or
sulfuric acid as it is now called) onto
chalk to produce carbon dioxide gas, and encouraging the gas to dissolve into an agitated bowl of water.
In 1771
Sweden chemistry professor
Torbern Bergman independently invented a similar process to make carbonated water. In poor health at the time yet frugal, he was trying to reproduce naturally-Effervescence spring waters thought at the time to be beneficial to health.
Today, carbonated water is made by passing air pressure carbon dioxide through water. The pressure increases the solubility and allows more carbon dioxide to
solvation than would be possible under
standard atmospheric pressure. When the bottle is opened, the pressure is released, allowing the gas to come out of the solution, thus forming the characteristic bubbles.
Carbonated water was commonly known by the name of
soda water until World War II. In the 1950's new terms such as
sparkling water and
seltzer water began to be used.The term
seltzer water is a genericized trademark that comes from the German brand
Selters, which is produced and bottled in Nieder-Selters,
Germany.
seltzer on Merriam-Webster Online
Flavored carbonated water is also commercially available. It differs from sodas in that it contains flavors (usually fruit flavors such as lemon, lime, orange, or raspberry) but no sugar.
Health effects
Sparkling mineral waters show slightly greater tooth enamel dissolution potential than still waters, but levels remain low and are of the order of one hundred times less than soft drinks. De-gassing of a sparkling mineral water reduces its dissolution, but the total levels are still relatively low, suggesting that carbonation of drinks may not be an important factor per se in respect of erosive potential. (PMID 11556958)
Intake of carbonated beverages has been associated with increased bone fracture risk in observational studies, but the net effect of carbonated beverage constituents on calcium economy of the body is negligible. Thus, the skeletal effects of carbonated beverage consumption are likely due primarily to milk displacement (drinking club soda and thus drinking less milk). (PMID 11522558)
See also
References
External links
- The Priestley Society
- Priestley's paper Impregnating Water with Fixed Air 1772
- Bartleby
- Interview with one of New York City's last seltzer delivery men
- Carbonating at Home
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Close . Soda water. This is carbonated water with the addition of sodium bicarbonate. Waitrose soda water is available in 1 litre bottles or packs of 6 x 250ml.
