Flavoured water the healthy way

Verdict

Whether or not you’re a child or an grownup, the Air Up system is a good way so as to add flavour to water. Utilizing intelligent scent pods that give the feeling of style via air bubbles, Air Up provides flavour with out really including something to the supply water. Its pods aren’t notably low-cost, however are loads cheaper than the less-healthy pre-bottled options, whereas saving on plastic.

Introduction

Scent and style are linked. It’s the rationale why issues like oranges and strawberries style how they odor. Utilizing this hyperlink, the Air Up system makes use of scented pods so as to add flavour to water with out really including something to it.

There’s sufficient selection in pods to discover a flavour that may swimsuit you or your youngsters, delivering a mild trace of flavour with none components or sugars. Whether or not you’ve received youngsters that gained’t drink a lot water otherwise you identical to a bit extra flavour to your drink, the Air Up system is superb.

Design and pods

• A number of bottles out there
• Wide selection of pods
• Easy to make use of

Air Up has a alternative of bottles, together with a plastic model (650ml) and the insulated metal model that I’ve on check in 480ml and 850ml variations. I’ve received the Air Up 480ml Pitch Black Metal Bottle, however there’s a stainless-steel model, too.

There’s no distinction in how the bottles work, however the metal model’s insulated inside will hold drinks chilly for as much as 14 hours.

My metal bottle has two elements. First, the detachable lid part offers entry to the primary bottle in order that it may be full of water. You need to use commonplace faucet water or glowing water (the SodaStream Artwork is an efficient alternative if you wish to make your individual). I desire to make use of filtered water from the ZeroWater 12 Cup, because it removes any nasty style from faucet water.

Then, there’s the highest part, which incorporates the lid, straw and pod holder. In contrast to conventional water bottles, the Air Up shouldn’t be tilted up however ought to be used with the straw. This creates air bubbles that carry the scent up, delivering the feeling of style.

Scent pods are clipped onto the highest of the straw, and ought to be pulled as much as activate the style, and pushed down in the event you simply need plain water.

There’s plenty of alternative, together with watermelon, strawberry-lemongrass, apple and extra. Some have a extra synthetic style to them, others are constructed to odor nearer to the true fruit. Once more, private desire will influence which flavours you want and which you don’t, however there’s genuinely sufficient alternative to search out one you want.

Pods vary between £4.99 and £5.99 for a three-pack, every lasting for round 5-litres of use. In line with Air Up’s estimates, ingesting 1.5 litres of water each day means two pods will final round every week. That’s not low-cost, as such, however provided that flavoured water prices round £1.40 for 1.5-litres, Air Up pods evaluate nicely. And, as there’s no added sugar or precise flavours, Air Up means you’re ingesting plain water.

Plus, there’s loads much less plastic in an Air Up pod in comparison with shopping for water in plastic bottles. Pods and their clear circumstances go in plastic recycling, however the pod pouches can’t at present be recycled, as they’ve a layer of aluminium; Air Up says it plans to vary the pouch right into a recyclable mono-material sooner or later.

Flavour

• Outcomes differ between individuals and pods
• Provides a mild trace of flavour

Opening a pod for the primary time, I used to be struck by the sturdy odor that I received from it: it’s a correct, full-on sort of scent. The style is moderately completely different and depends on the best method, sipping via the straw.

Moderately than the sturdy style, as if ingesting a cordial, the Air Up pods add a fragile trace of flavour to the water. It’s a delicate change however one with a particular influence. Pushing the pod down and taking one other sip, the water tasted of plain water. It’s spectacular how a lot distinction a scented pod could make.

Flavour desire differs from individual to individual. I discovered the cherry flavour a little bit an excessive amount of, with an odour extra akin to cherry-flavoured sweets. Strawberry and lemongrass, however, was proper up my avenue, as had been the yuzu and rosemary pods. My daughter, however, was notably taken with the kola flavour, the extra synthetic and candy style interesting to her.

In each my case and my daughter’s, the flavour did imply that we each reached for the water bottle extra typically than we’d usually be inclined to, which might solely be a superb factor.

I discovered that pods are finest used contemporary and may lose their scent after being opened for some time. It is smart to open and use one till it runs out of scent, earlier than switching flavours.

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