Gerolsteiner - OT

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Shari Viger Saturday, June 25, 2005 7:55 AM To:

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Need your input - I want to use a sparking mineral water called Gerolsteiner

for a summer drink in my raw food class. It says on the label " bottled with

its own natural carbonation at source Gerolstein " .

 

Do you think it is really a natural carbonation? Is there such a thing?

 

The rest of the label says: " The purity and rich mineral content of this

water comes naturally from deep down in Gerolstein's volcanic rock since

1888. In the heart of the Eifel - the wooded highland between Rhine,

Moselle and Luxemburg with extinct volcanoes and crater lakes - lies the

health resort of Gerolstein; a hamlet known far and wide as a holiday center

and 'City of Springs', which owes its prominence to a gift of nature: rich

mineral water reservoirs of exceptional quality. Today Gerolstein is one of

the leading centers of the world's mineral springs industry. "

 

Thoughts? Comments? Intuitive reactions? I've had a bottle in my

refrigerator for quite some time and it is still bubbly when opened.

 

Thank much - Shari

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Hi Shari,

Checked with Dr. Tim Trader on this one and found the following: Yes, there

IS natural carbonation, but it is not " good. " The carbonation probably comes

from phytic acid, which is a combination of minerals and chemicals. The

minerals in mineral water are inorganic and NOT healthy for us to ingest.

The water's pH is likely to be about 6 because of the phytic acid, quite low

for any normal consumption.

 

Needs more research, imagine you are as capable as we are in that regard,

but this may get you started.

 

Best,

Elchanan

 

 

 

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