Potassium/Dasani Water

[Jean]

Dasani water is made by Coca-Cola. I just discover today that there is Potassium Chloride in it. Their web-site says .50 sugar and .84 Potassium Chloride. Per serving, two servings to a bottle. So, if you drink , say 4 bottles a day, is that bad for us? Thanks to you wizards, who can figure all of this out.

[BigSky]

What is the unit of measure?

If its milligrams then .84 would be less than one milligram of potassium I would guess.

[Jean]

It is .84 per serving, two servings to a bottle. Milligrams. Sorry about that.

[billybags]

Jean I have no idea. Last week we were told not to use a water filter, we use the Brita, have been doing so for years because the water where we live tastes horrid. Apparently the Brita Filter is full of potassium. So there you go. We are still using it, we are very naughty.

[Stoday]

in 2004 Coca-cola tried to launch Dasani water in Britain, but the product launch became a classic disaster.

Early advertisements referred to Dasani as "bottled spunk". In the UK "spunk" is a slang word for semen.

Newspapers found out that Coca-cola used publically supplied water which they purified and then added additives. They put it about that it was the same as tapwater (in the UK you get water from a tap = a faucet).

It bombed and the product was withdrawn. Cocaa-cola lost millions of £ on it.

[Jean]

Gosh, I must have terrible taste, Dasani has always been my favorite water. Not any more tho. Billybags, thanks for telling me that about the Brita filters. I have a friend who has a potassium problem, not sure due to what, and she is using a Brita.

[thegrammalady]

my take on the subject is if you potassium levels are good no big deal. me, however I'd rather eat my potassium. potatoes come to mind. we used to buy water from water to go, it filtered out everything. the standard comes to mind. READ THE LABLE. I'm sure you can find something without added potassium.

[Jean]

Most definitely I can, and I will. I just never thought about reading the lable on water of all things. Now that I know, I can switch back to the "cheaper" stuff.

[BigSky]

It is .84 per serving, two servings to a bottle. Milligrams. Sorry about that.

Seems to me that would mean less than 2 mg of K per bottle.  A lot of soda pop has more potassium per serving than that.  With most peoples limits of K per day in the 2000-2500 mg range one would need to drink a lot of water to impact their K levels



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in 2004 Coca-cola tried to launch Dasani water in Britain, but the product launch became a classic disaster.

Early advertisements referred to Dasani as "bottled spunk". In the UK "spunk" is a slang word for semen.

Newspapers found out that Coca-cola used publically supplied water which they purified and then added additives. They put it about that it was the same as tapwater (in the UK you get water from a tap = a faucet).

It bombed and the product was withdrawn. Cocaa-cola lost millions of £ on it.

Alot of commercial water is just tapwater that is purified.  At least here in the US.

[Jean]

You are right, of course. But, thank you for the figures. Much like the gramma lady, I prefer to eat my potassium. Our tap water smells like rotten eggs at times. But I also have a filter in my refrigerator for the ice and the water. Guess I will stick with that.
Thanks

[Zach]

Jean I have no idea. Last week we were told not to use a water filter, we use the Brita, have been doing so for years because the water where we live tastes horrid. Apparently the Brita Filter is full of potassium. So there you go. We are still using it, we are very naughty.

Is there more information you can provide us?

[billybags]

Zach this is what the brita site said; check there site out quite interesting.


Potassium is essential for many functions in the human body, especially for cell renewal.  As it is considered to be such a beneficial mineral, there is no maximum limit for potassium in the drinking water standards.  The amount of potassium in Brita water is negligible and not relevant at all for people with normal health.

 

Individuals with kidney disease or those who have to monitor their potassium intake should be aware of the possible increase in potassium in the early litres of water filtered through each new Brita cartridge and may wish to discuss this with their doctor. Contact BRITACare Customer Services for further information.

[Zach]

Thanks.