Can you taste the difference between water from a bottle or the tap? A lot of Americans claim they can. Many people have strong opinions about what they eat and drink, right down to the water they sip.
According to a new survey of 2-thousand adults across the country, two-thirds admit they’re “picky” about the type of water they drink.
- More than half (57%) claim they can tell what kind of water they’re drinking without knowing where it came from, and 39% of them can identify if it’s from a bottle or the tap while taking the first sip.
- Another 9% say they only need to see the cup to be sure, while 13% say they can tell just by smelling the water.
- And 28% believe they can tell the difference between certain brands of bottled water.
- While some people don’t care what the source is, 43% won’t drink tap water from certain places.
- Just over a third (35%) actually bring their own water with them whenever they leave the house.
- More than a third (37%) would rather be thirsty than drink their least favorite type of water.
- Overall, 70% of people prefer bottled water to tap and spring water has more fans (46%) than filtered water (38%).
- When it comes to favorites, water sourced naturally or from a spring (42%) is more important to drinkers than cost (34%) and availability (33%).
- Nearly two-thirds (62%) say it’s important to them to know where their water is sourced.
- But only 27% know that spring water is not heavily purified or treated and just 25% know that spring water contains natural electrolytes.
Source: Talker