Pop quiz: what's in sparkling water?
If you said "water and carbon dioxide," you're right. In theory. In practice, most brands sneak in a bunch of extras and hope you don't read the label.
Let's fix that. Here's what's actually in the sparkling water you're buying.
Sodium Bicarbonate. Also known as baking soda. A lot of brands add this. It makes the water taste slightly salty and "mineral-like." Some people like it. But it's added sodium in your diet, and if you're drinking sparkling water to be healthy, extra sodium kind of defeats the purpose.
Added Minerals. "Mineral-enhanced" sounds premium. But when minerals are added after purification, they're there for taste, not health. You're not getting meaningful nutrition from the trace amount of calcium in your sparkling water. It's marketing.
Natural Flavours. This one is wild. "Natural flavours" is a legal category so broad it's almost meaningless. It can mean anything derived from a plant or animal source, processed in any number of ways. When your sparkling water says "essence of lemon," that's natural flavours. It doesn't mean someone squeezed a lemon into your bottle.
Sweeteners. Some sparkling waters contain sucralose, stevia, or aspartame. They'll call themselves "zero sugar" or "zero calorie" while still tasting sweet. Read. The. Label.
Citric Acid. Added for tartness. It's not harmful, but it's not "just water" either. If a brand claims purity but adds citric acid, they're playing word games.
Now here's what's in SOMA: water and CO2.
That's it. No sodium bicarbonate. No added minerals. No natural flavours. No sweeteners. No citric acid. No preservatives.
We start with purified water. We carbonate it with food-grade CO2. We bottle it. Done.
Why does this matter? Because you should know what you're putting in your body. Especially when a product markets itself as pure or clean or natural. Those words mean nothing unless the ingredients back them up.
Next time you pick up a bottle of sparkling water — any brand — flip it over. Read the ingredients. Count them. If there are more than two, ask yourself: do I need that?
SOMA will always have two ingredients. Water. Carbon dioxide. We put it on the front of the bottle because we're proud of it.
Nothing to hide. Nothing to decode. Just bubbles.