Discount mineral water better than precious brands

Mineral water from discounters often better than the premium brands

28.07.2011

Cheap mineral water from the supermarket is, according to a recent study of „Stiftung Warentest“ often tastes better than the expensive gems. When analyzing 30 types of mineral water (ten brands, 20 supermarket own brands), the testers come to the conclusion that the low-cost discount brands often have a higher quality than the expensive competitive products.

All in all, the mineral water examined by Stiftung Warentest was perfect in terms of pollutant content and microbiological contamination „Stiftung Warentest“. But in terms of taste could be found quite significant differences, report the testers. The low-priced mineral water from the supermarket performed unexpectedly well, while the expensive premium brands were rated rather poorly in terms of taste. Even for just 13 cents per bottle is the current research results, a qualitative and tasty „good“ Mineral water offered in the supermarket.

Discount mineral water unexpectedly good
While the discount mineral waters performed unexpectedly well, the up to 1.80 euro expensive premium brands have largely disappointed „Stiftung Warentest“. The only about 13 cents per liter of cost natural carbonated carbonated water from various supermarket chains was sensory than „Well“ and have a perfect microbiological quality, so one of the test results. Among the low-cost mineral water varieties of the supermarkets in the current investigation „Well“ cut that counted „Classic Water“ from Aldi Nord, which is extracted from the fine spring mineral water well Duisburg „Aqua Culinaris Classic“ from Aldi South, „Good & Cheap Classic“ from Edeka, the „Classic Water“ Kaufland, Lidl, Netto and Norma as well as bottled in the Noé-Quelle in Erftstadt „Elite Classic“ from penny. Even with the expensive mineral water brands, the testers had mostly to complain about the taste little. So received „Adelholzener Classic“, „Appolinaris Classic feinperlig“, „Biocrystal Classic Biomineral Water“, „Franken Brunnen Spritzig“, „Gerolsteiner Sprudel“, „Rhönsprudel Original“, „Römerquelle Tingling“ and „Vilsa Fountain Classic“ taste also the rating „Well“.

Three gems get the flavor „inadequate“
However, some expensive mineral water varieties have been tasted as part of the current investigation „inadequate“ assessed. So that was around 1.80 euros per bottle cost „ S.Pellegrino Frizzante“ as well as that „Vöslauer tingling“ (about 79 cents per bottle) the taste in the taste „inadequate“. According to the testers, the premium brands tasted clearly of acetaldehyde, which is produced during the production of the PET bottles. Although this does not involve a health risk, the waters could only be sensory with one „inadequate“ be evaluated, reports the „Stiftung Warentest“. In the context of the current investigation, the cover gaskets made of plasticized PVC for mineral water were also cause for criticism „Bio“-Identification. According to the testers, both the low-priced discount brands and the expensive types of mineral water have met all limit values ​​for substances that are harmful to health, and all the mineral water examined was also microbiologically perfect, according to the results of the „Stiftung Warentest“. At the mark „Appolinaris“ of the provider „Coke“ However, the investigators discovered in all five bottles examined a germ, whose occurrence in the mineral water should be clarified by the provider, said the testers. However, the bacteria are harmless to health.

Hardly any mineral content in the mineral water
Questionable but legally secured according to the statement of „Stiftung Warentest“ also the low mineral content of the examined mineral waters. Thus, only three of the thirty mineral waters examined had a significant mineral content: „Appolinaris“, „Gerolsteiner“ and the real-own brand „Tip Classic“. Especially few minerals contained „Adelholzener“, „RhönSprudel“ and much of the discount mineral water. However, since the law requires mineral water to contain a minimum amount of minerals (1000 milligrams of minerals per liter) but was withdrawn as early as 1980, the low mineral content does not give rise to any „inadequate“ Assessment, said the „Stiftung Warentest“. Overall, every second mineral water in the current investigation had been low in minerals and in this respect corresponded approximately to the regional tap water. (Fp)

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Picture: Sigrid Rossmann