Minerals in bottled water

Monanore

Reading the label of bottled water ( Buxton and Nestle Pure Life in this case but the question applies to all ) I wondered whether the listed minerals are of more 'benefit' than those in tap water.

Mnoee

I'm not too sure about the minerals, but bottled water has been found to have higher numbers of microplastics than tap, and obviously by buying and using loads of plastic bottles, you'll be contributing to more microplastics existing in the future. A lot of people think that once it's in their kerbside bin, it's 'recycled', but obviously the process is a bit longer than that, and microplastics end up *everywhere*. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20240110-microplastics-are-everywhere-is-it-possible-to-reduce-our-exposure

I try to avoid buying unnecessary plastic due to the current lack of knowledge on what microplastics might be doing to us - like asbestos or lead paint in the past, the fact that microplastics are now everywhere doesn't mean they're safe!

DullGreyGuy

Monanore said:

Reading the label of bottled water ( Buxton and Nestle Pure Life in this case but the question applies to all ) I wondered whether the listed minerals are of more 'benefit' than those in tap water.

The problem is the amounts you would need to drink, the best is Calcium which you would need to drink 13 litres of Buxton water a day to get your daily requirement. Magnesium 16L, Potassium 3,500L. You would certainly be risking water toxicity if you were drinking that much water. 

Grumpy_chap

Monanore said:

Reading the label of bottled water ( Buxton and Nestle Pure Life in this case but the question applies to all ) I wondered whether the listed minerals are of more 'benefit' than those in tap water.

Well, the minerals in bottled water are exactly the same as the minerals in tap water.