Bottled Water Types!

All bottled waters are not the same. The extensive range of labels and brands in the market that promote "Ozonized", "Spring", "Mineral", or plain "Table" water often confuse health conscious consumers. What then is the difference? We are pleased to share with you the different types of bottled water in the market today.

  • Artesian Water - Bottled water from a well that taps a confined aquifer (a water-bearing underground layer of rock or sand) in which the water level stands at some height above the top of the aquifer.
  • Mineral Water - Bottled water containing not less than 250 parts per million total dissolved solids may be labeled as mineral water. Mineral water is distinguished from other types of bottled water by its constant level and relative proportions of mineral and trace elements at the point of emergence from the source. No minerals can be added to this product.
  • Purified/Drinking Water - Water that has been produced by distillation, deionization, reverse osmosis or other suitable processes may be labeled as purified bottled water. Other suitable product names for bottled water treated by one of the above processes may include "distilled water" if it is produced by distillation, "deionized water" if it is produced by deionization, "reverse osmosis water" if the process used is reverse osmosis or "ozonized water" if produced through ozonization process. Alternatively, "drinking water" can be used with the blank being filled in with one of the terms defined above (e.g., "ozonized drinking water" or "purified drinking water").
  • Sparkling Bottled Water - Water that after treatment, and possible replacement with carbon dioxide, contains the same amount of carbon dioxide that it had as it emerged from the source. Sparkling bottled waters may be labeled as "Sparkling drinking water", "Sparkling mineral water", "Sparkling spring water", etc.
  • Spring Water - Bottled water derived from an underground formation from which water flows naturally to the surface of the earth. Spring water must be collected only at the spring or through a borehole tapping the underground formation feeding the spring. Spring water collected with the use of an external force must be from the same underground stratum as the spring and must have all the physical properties before treatment, and be of the same composition and quality as the water that flows naturally to the surface of the earth.

(Source: www.bottledwater.org)