Mineral water is a type of water which contains natural minerals or other dissolved essences such as salts, sulfur combination, and gases which modify the taste of the water and provide therapeutic value. Mineral water can often be sparkling, it can be prepared in a mineral water plant or it can be produced naturally.

Bottled water or packaged drinking water is drinking water packaged in plastic or glass water bottles that may be carbonated or not. Let’s read about some of the differences between tap water and mineral water.

Mineral water tastes better than normal tap water and much cleaner, safer source of water. Generally, in mineral water the amount of dissolved minerals is extremely small. In fact, no vitamins, proteins, fat, and carbohydrates are in water.

In India, tap water can come from surface water (lakes or streams) or groundwater. Many tap water supplies contain fluoride; on the other hand, mineral water is not basically fluoridated. So, in terms of fluoride substance mineral water is average. Lack of fluoride substance can be problematic for growing kids who are developing teeth. Whether you believe it or not, as far as safety is concerned, both tap and bottled water must hold to similar standards of quality.

All type of bottled and tap water has several microbiological and chemical substances. It won’t be practical to get rid of all the chemical substances from as it can be very costly and it won’t offer any health protection.

Like bottled water vendors, these days it is mandatory for public water vendors to notify localities’ about the level in the water supply, its health effects, to avoid illness & diseases.

To secure the re-growth or re-entry of bacteria, microbes, the tap water manufacturing companies utilize chlorine disinfection which can alter the taste of normal tap water. On the other hand, packaged mineral water utilizes ozone disinfection, which is why bottled water is flavorless and unscented.