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A Short Review of SodaStream

In 1903, SodaStream was introduced. Giles Gilby invented a carbonation system; it made fizzy water from standard water, and was originally marketed to the upper classes. A variety of flavours were introduced in the 1920s. The new choices included sarsaparilla and cherry ciderette. In the 1970s and 80s it enjoyed vast success, becoming a big hit in countries such as Australia, the UK, and Germany.

The company underwent numerous changes in ownership, becoming, at one stage, part of the Cadbury Schweppes empire. 1998 was the year SodaStream changed hands for the final time when purchased by Soda Club, which at that time was Israel’s biggest supplier of SodaStream. After Soda Club’s unsuccessful bid to rename the brand Soda-Club, the name remained SodaStream.

More recently Soda Club sought to reinvent the SodaStream brand. Focusing on the health and diet issues that are so prevalent in this day and age, SodaStream was relaunched with a new machine and many new flavours, concentrating on providing a healthy alternative to fizzy, sugar-rich drinks such as Coca Cola and Pepsi.

The SodaStream product is essentially a home carbonation kit, which allows you to change water into sparkling water, as well as allowing you to add low-calorie flavours such as cola and orange. A large assortment of calorie-free flavours to flavour sparkling water to great taste is sold at allfreightfree.com.

The SodaStream machine works by forcing co2 into a bottle suitable for pressurising that is filled with water. The water is turned into carbonated (sparkling) water by the co2. This process — dissolving co2 — is known as carbonation. The carbonated water can then be drunk on its own as sparkling water, or mixed with flavours to create tasty, healthy treats. Once the co2 canisters have been used up they can be sent back to Soda-Club who recycle the canisters by refilling them with co2 then sending them back out.

Regarding actual health and diet benefits gained from drinking SodaStream, the company maintains that all their flavours are completely sugar-free and contain a maximum of 2 calories per 100ml; this is, assuredly, good news for every parent concerned about a child’s diet.

The SodaStream machine adds only co2 to the water, meaning it does not have the added sugar that some bottled sparkling water contains, so there is virtually no difference between it and normal water.

SodaStream have made much of their environmental and health credentials, going so far as to say that each litre bottle of SodaStream saves three aluminum cans. This means that over 3 years, a family of four could slash their soft-drink-related packaging usage by over 90%. This is a popular claim, one that in this environmentally conscious age will stand them in good stead. Obviously, Sodastream has developed into a realistic alternative to the big players in the soft drink world.

Unlock The Secrets Of Different Water Types

Sparkling water is just one of all bottled water types sometimes referred to as “spring water” but that’s not really accurate. The origin and processing of different types of bottled water actually make them quite different in content and taste. In fact, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-the federal agency that regulates all types of bottled water-has established guidelines called standards of identity that classify bottled water into several different water types:

Spring Water: Ah, the ever-popular “spring water” is defined as bottled water derived from an underground formation from which water flows naturally to the surface of the earth. To qualify as spring water, it must be collected only at the spring or through a borehole tapping the underground formation feeding the spring. If the collection process uses some type of an external force, the water must be from the same stratum as the spring and must retain the quality and all of the same physical properties of water that flows naturally from a spring to the surface.

Purified Water: This is a type of drinking water that has been treated with processes such as distillation, deionization or reverse osmosis (we’ll get to those terms later). Basically, this just means that the bacteria and dissolved solids have been removed from the water by some process, making it “purified.” This type of bottled water is usually labeled as purified drinking water but can also be labeled for the specific process used to produce it, for example, reverse osmosis drinking water or distilled drinking water. Many bottled water brands are actually purified drinking water.

Mineral Water: Okay, ready for some science? Mineral water contains 250 ppm total dissolved solids which is defined by its constant level and relative proportions of trace and mineral elements to the point of emergence from the source. No minerals can be added to the water.
Sparkling Bottled Water: Yes, the fizzy kind. But what makes it fizzy? This type of water contains the same amount of carbon dioxide that it had when it emerged from its source. Sparkling bottled waters may be labeled as sparkling drinking water, sparkling mineral water, sparkling spring water etc.
Artesian Water/Artesian Well Water: Ready for some more science? Artesian water comes from a well that taps a confined aquifer-a water-bearing underground layer of rock or sand-in which the water level is above the top of the aquifer.

Well Water: This one is pretty easy. Well water is exactly what it sounds like- water from a hole made in the ground that taps the water source.

Municipal/Tap Water: Of course, you know it’s the type of water piped right into your home. As tap water is not regulated by the FDA (however we thought that it should be included here), it must meet the (EPA) Environmental Protection Agency strict standards. Municipal tap water is generally of excellent quality, however, many people prefer the taste and enjoy the convenience of bottled water, which, in most cases, undergoes additional processing and often retains the pleasant characteristics of its natural source.

Bottled Water Regulation: The FDA is responsible for the food and pharmaceutical industries, two industries where safety and quality are of paramount importance. Yes, the FDA is full of serious customers. Therefore, bottled water is one of the most extensively regulated packaged-food products. The bottled water industry receives government oversight from federal and state agencies across the country, providing consumers with multiple layers of safety assurance – from the finished water product back to the source. Bottled water need to be tested on equal parameters as the tap water, however the standards are, in few cases, stricter than for tap water. State governments inspect and certify the “sources” of spring water, meaning that samples have been analyzed and found to be of a safe and sanitary quality according to regulation.

Thousands Of People Have Bought Water Machines

There must be hundreds of water machines on the market – just do a Google search.

Pure, clean, drinking water is required across the world and is quickly turning into the most highly prized resource of all. However, ninety-seven percent of the earth’s water is in the oceans. It is undrinkable and is unusable for most culinary and commercial purposes. Only three (3) percent of the world’s water is fresh. Of this three percent, two-thirds is locked in glaciers and polar ice caps. Of the remaining one percent of the earth’s water, about half is located beneath the earth’s surface.

Rivers and lakes contain approximately 1/50th of one percent of the earth’s water. A significant portion of this fraction has been contaminated by industrial civilization, and much of the remaining “freshwater” is severely polluted or biologically contaminated. Unfortunately, this pollution has begun to reach our underground water as well. Continually, on any given day, more than one-half of the earth’s human population is ill, with the majority of these cases caused by waterborne contaminants.

The World Health Organization of the United Nations estimates that eighty percent of this illness is caused by contaminated drinking water. Most of the countries round the world, not only the economically backward countries, have insufficient treatment facilities of water, or are devoid of water treatment facilities. It is becoming clear that new technologies are needed in every segment of the water treatment industry: agriculture, horticulture, food processing, industrial waste treatment, public water supplies, and sewage treatment. These systems must be environmentally-friendly and rely on methods and processes that are not chemically based.

Water machine products are best described as atmospheric water generators. Air2Water is among one of these, that is a family of water generating machines which uses innovative yet simple technique (patented and developed by Worldwide Water, Inc.) that extracts pure drinking water from the air. The machine first pulls air through an electrostatic filter removing 93% of all air borne particles. As the machine collects the water it drops into a collection tray and immediately passes into Ultraviolet (UV) light, where the water stays in contact with UV rays for approximately 30 minutes. This kills 99.9% of all germs and bacteria in the water. Then the water is pumped through a sediment screen into a 24 volt water pump, and back by two (2) solid carbon block one micron water filters, NSF 53 approved, that removes 99.9% of any volatile organic chemicals (VOC’s) that may be in the water. It also filtered through our proprietary Ultrafiltration (UF) with membrane pore size of 0.015 micron to remove virtually all bacteria and common viruses. The water then goes through a half calcite, half GAC mineral additive where it is then pumped into a reservoir tank. The water is then recycled every hour through the UV and back into the reservoir tank. The water is then chilled or heated and dispensed to the consumers.

One of Time magazine’s best inventions for 2006 is called the Rainmaker. Arthur C Clarke the science-fiction writer. Clarke once wrote that “any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.Case in point: this water-harvesting machine is capable of pulling up to 500 gal. of drinkable water per day out of thin air. Its precise workings aren’t public, but they use a chemical process similar to the one that causes salt to absorb moisture from the air (and clump up your saltshaker). The water machine isn’t particularly portable–its 20 ft. long–but it will be a godsend for disaster victims or troops in desert combat.

These are just two of the many machines that are on the market to provide clean drinking water.

Newest Form Of Marketing, Custom Label Bottled Water

Custom bottled water is available as an advertising or marketing device on many websites on the internet. Basically, it is bottled natural spring water with your companies logo or trade mark on the custom make labels.

Natural Spring Water is water that flows naturally to the surface from a spring source without the need to drill or use pumps. Spring Water retains all of its minerals. Bottling at the source eliminates the need to use chemicals required to prevent contamination if the water were to be transported to an alternate site for bottling.

Answer to your body’s hydration requirements with the very elements of vitality and good health. Stop thinking about the sugar, salt, flavors and different impurities and toxins found in most sources of waters. We’re talking about straight up H2O. Period.

The human body is almost 70% water. Water supports every function of your body in a big way, from temperature regulation to dissolving and flushing out toxins and impurities. Nothing can cleanse and quench your body like pure, distilled water. It is the most vital fluid you can drink (and Element H2O is oxygenated, which gives its exceptional flavor and clean, crisp taste).

Many ailments and unhealthy conditions have been related to various forms of mineral accumulation in the body, from kidney failure to arthritis. It has been shown that distilled water actually removes these minerals from the body by dissolving them, instead of introducing more impurities like “Hard Water” and water from other impure sources.

The first 2 pages of a Google search on custom bottled water, has websites for water coming from any pure spring in our country, each claiming to be the purest and best tasting. They offer different deals on the custom labels also.

It looks like the latest and most popular way to get your brand, and logo out in front of the public. Just when you thought there were no more clever, creative and affordable ways to get your name, logo, theme or message in the hands of your customers, prospects and constituents, along comes Custom Labeled Bottled Water. Go ahead, look around – how many people do you see carrying their own bottle of water. Quite a few, aren’t there? Everyone today knows the health benefits of drinking more water, so consider all the creative ways you can tap this army of walking billboards.

The most unique form of branding that I found was this: “ Give your big day a mark of distinction with your own personal brand of bottled water for your guests. The added touch of personalized bottled water on your wedding day lends a certain cachet to an already auspicious event. Make an impression on your guests with your attention to detail. Choose from our designer wedding labels and personalize with a message of your own. Perfect for weddings, cocktail receptions, engagement parties and outdoor wedding festivities.”

I guess you could even use this way to announce the birth of your first son – private label bottled water named after the baby. I am certain if I set here long enough, I can think of a million more or funnier but I believe you get the idea from the above.

New Bottled Drinking Water Company

Now that more and more people are starting to take notice in their health, there is an increase in profit for the bottled drinking water company. There is no doubt about it, the bottled drinking water company is making a lot of money off of something so simple such as water. But the question that is on the minds of everyone is whether or not it is really a safe drinking water bottle because of the chemicals within the plastic. Some people say there is nothing to worry about while others claim that the bottled drinking water company knows that the water is contaminated.

As of right now though, there is no hard evidence that the bottled drinking water company is aware of any true problems with drinking their water on a regular basis. But a person does have to wonder just where exactly are these companies getting their water and is it really any better then the water you would get through a filtered tap? There are a lot of products on the market for filters that attach to the faucet in the kitchen and they may do just as good if not better then the bottled drinking water company.

What You Can Do

If you want to be the judge for yourself and see if the bottled drinking water company that you are using regularly is better then the water you can get from your faucet, there are things you can do. There are kits out there on the market that can help you test not only your tap water, but also the water from the bottled drinking water company. You can take those two tests and compare to see how much better the water from the bottled drinking water company is for you and your overall health.

After, if you get a filter attachment for your home test and sink the water, after then you can test it against the water from the bottled drinking water company. In the end, you may be surprised to see which of the waters is better and safer for you to drink. You may find that you can save yourself a lot of money filtering your own water instead of paying the bottled drinking water company for water that you could have gotten yourself. Do the tests and make a decision for yourself and in the end you will be much better off health wise and pocket book wise.