Is Bottled Water Purer? Mineral Water Is No Better Than Tap Water. Rather…

The water that eliminates the water? Models and celebrities who keep themselves healthy and fit only with bottled water, just that … is it all true? To be honest, no. There is no scientific evidence to show that bottled water is better than tap water in our country, indeed!

Yet we continue to buy it, so much so that Italy is in third place in the world for the consumption of mineral and trace water.

The Long Journey of Bottled Water

Mineral water is naturally pure and microbiologically balanced spring water. Once a year this water, practically almost privatized for marketing, is analyzed by the bottling companies, which self-certify its quality. The presence of self-certification, therefore without regular checks, already in itself, could raise some doubts. But continuing along the path of these waters, the doubts do not end there. 

Once analyzed, the water is bottled in glass, but more often in plastic, by private companies, transported for hundreds or thousands of km all over the world and sold at exorbitant prices. Without considering the enormous environmental (and inevitably economic) impact of the production and disposal of bottles and bottles.

And when it arrives on the shelves of shops and supermarkets how do we choose which water to drink? The microchemical characteristics of bottled water are different from each other. Sometimes they have a fixed residue (link: Conductivity of the water and fixed residue, what are they?) Very low, less than 50 mg / l, or they contain little sodium or few minerals (these are the famous oligomineral waters, wrongly considered suitable for very young children). In reality, these differences become powerful marketing levers, very often without any foundation. Suffice it to say that an excess or a defect in mineral salts is not a safety at all, on the contrary, very often it does not do any good at all. And it certainly doesn’t help you lose weight.

With Tap Water We Are Safe And Save

Tap water is much less expensive, and is absolutely secure. The national water network draws 85% from clean and protected sources; they are controlled several times a year (minimum 4) by the local health authorities and by the companies that manage the aqueducts and deemed compliant in 99% of cases. The contaminations that are really dangerous for health are practically zero in Italy and concern situations typical of developing countries or are due to the presence of lead in very old buildings with non-compliant hydraulic systems or to water directly from sources and wells private. 

 Yet we remain wary. The flavor is not always neutral, sometimes it is not clear, or we do not know the real conditions of the pipes leading to our sink. Or even limescale deposits have become a daily nuisance, as well as damage to our appliances.

Whether it’s safety or taste, there is an economical, safe and ecological way of drinking absolutely clean and good water by installing water softeners or water purifiers at home or in the office.

After a careful analysis of your tap water, a Filterforfridge refrigerator filter gives you peace of mind on choosing the purifier that best suits your specific needs. In case of rather hard water and limescale residues in the filters and taps, you should protect your appliances from fouling. In the event of in filtrations or the presence of bacteria, pollutants or chlorine, seek advise on which purifier to install to drink good and clean water in complete safety.

Do a water analysis now and then, and decide in peace how to drink your clean and safe water.