Tuesday, December 27, 2022

What makes water taste good?

 

I have been to places where the tap water tasted really good, almost sweet.   So here's an article that gets into the explanation for that.  As one could readily assume, it's about chemistry, and that is influenced by geology (if the water is mineral water bottled at the source).

The Taste of Water, as Explained by Water Sommeliers

"Water that has a lot of sodium chloride (aka salt) will obviously taste salty, while water with a lot of magnesium will either be sweet or bitter, depending on the person drinking it."

As I said above, I've been to places where the water tasted sweet, so apparently that's what Mg2+ does for me.


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