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THE TABLE WATERS, BOTTLED HEALTH
 The bottled waters look like each other as two drops of?water¡!. But not all the table waters are the same. Besides their taste, each one of them gathers certain mineralización conditions, hardness, bicarbonates, sulfates and other specific properties that distinguish some from others
We are in a moment in which all the countries of the world has taken a step
forward in the consumption of bottled waters searching for a better health and a
return to the natural products.
If we go back in the time, and we chosse the year 1818, only in the area
comprised by a narrow stripe of lands of Lanjarón, there were thirty two
springs, six of those were declared mineral medicinals.
The consumption of bottled water is very related to what is the life level of a
country. The water that is a basic good, was not considered in the past a deluxe
article and the extra budgets were devoted to other things. Let us say that the
level of life goes up when you begins to request bottled water in the bar, in
the restaurant and, even at home.
We must bear in mind that in Spain the consumption of bottled water is very low
in comparison to other countries of EEC. Nevertheless, our level of life go up
and, consequently, the consumption of mineral water also increases.
On the other hand, it is necessary to keep in mind that, every day more, we
take special care in controling what we eat and drink.
The consumer is every day most conscious (or it should be) that a healthy and
balanced feeding is absolutely necessary. It is known for sure that the
exaggerated consumption of alcohol is not precisely beneficial for the
conservation of the health; in consequence the consumption of healthier products
like the water, it is spreading.
Few years ago it had been considered as something delirious to drink water in
a disco, today people are no longer embarrassed of it
CARTE OF WATERS
Relationship of the tasted waters, to ambient temperature, by gastronomic experts
|
Fontvella (Spain) |
Without gas |
Soft, slight and little mineralized |
|
Viladrau (Spain) |
Without gas |
Slight and balanced. Rich in sodium |
|
Lanjarón (Spain) |
Without gas |
Ligth. Low mineralization |
| Agua
del Montseny (Spain) |
Without gas |
Soft. Null mineralization |
| Font
del Regás (Spain) |
Without gas |
Soft and pleasant. |
| Caldes
de Bohí |
Without gas |
Soft and pleasant. |
| Malvern
(England) |
Without gas |
Very pure. Excellent to reduce the whisky |
| Vitalis
(Portugal) |
Without gas |
Little mineralized. Something insipid |
| Vichy
Catalán (Spain) |
With gas |
Strong mineralization, marked taste of salts. Digestive. |
| San
Narciso (Spain) |
With gas |
Hard, good flavor, sour. |
| Imperial
(Spain) |
With gas |
Alkaline, sour. |
 SPA
(Belgium) |
With gas |
Pure and very sparkling |
| Apollinaris
(Germany) |
With gas |
Spakling, pure and of little body. |
| San
Pellegrino (Italy) |
With gas |
Something salted, with slight taste of sodium bicarbonate. |
| Perrier
(France) |
With gas |
Very sparkling. Lightly salted. Rich in
calcium. |
Text lended by Joan Capell, gastronomic journalist
DON'T FORGET TO READ THE LABEL
There is in the entire world a culture of water consuming that has faithful followers: models, actors and singers. If you also decide to request a bottle, don't forget to read the label. You have to learn how to check the details. You will be
surprised.
 Origin: the name of the spring should appear in the label. In many cases exists connection between the mark and the place where the spring is located.
Dry residuum: it Indicates the quantity of dissolved minerals in the water and it is measured in milligrams (mg/l). The bigger this content is, better the thirst is satiated.
Mineralization: it Indicates the concentration of minerals that contains the water. It will be an weak water when the presence of minerals is smaller to 50 mg/l and strong if it is superior to 1.500 mg/l.
Expiry day: The container will be sealed and not to have bumps. The date of expiry between 1,5 and 4 years, it should appear clearly. Respect
it.
Gas: Many of the waters contain carbonic anhydride (CO2) originally and they are bottled without removing it. But it is also allowed to reinforce or to add gas in later stages of the water production. The elected process should be indicated in the
label.
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