In my water tasting classes in San Francisco, I noticed that Saratoga water’s total dissolved solids jumped from around 40ppm TDS to about 100ppm. In the class we measure TDS by using a low-end TDS meter.
The change came between one bottle (glass) and the next batch I bought (in plastic). I was wondering if the container would have somehow interfered, but then I looked at the ingredients.
The spring source is listed – the older one had three sources listed and the newer one just one source.
You can see from the labels above (for sparkling) that the source changed.
Also, as you can see from the water analysis on the brand’s website, that they list a range of TDS, and that it’s a little different for still and sparkling.
It also lists sources: Saratoga® Spring Water sources: White Cedar Spring, Dallas Plt., ME Greenwaltz Spring, Bangor, PA, Nature’s Way Springs, Foster Township, PA, Sweet Water Spring, Saratoga Springs, NY
Anyway, I thought it was interesting that the water has changed, and that I only noticed it by measuring it in my water tasting class!
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