Does Your Water Measure Up?
DEMONSTRATION ON THE pH AND ANTI-OXIDANT PROPERTIES OF DIFFERENT DRINKING WATERS
Our own test has produced the following pH and anti-oxidant results of the different types of drinking water, as shown in the table below. You are welcomed to bring sample of your drinking water to the AlkaLife Shop for testing.
Note :
For pH testing we use the colour change of either the methyl orange to determine the pH value. If the water is acidic (pH below 7) the color should be yellow (mildy acidic) to pink (very acidic); green if neutral (pH 7) and for alkaline (pH above 7) water the color change is blue (mildy alkaline) to purple (strong alkaline). The above picture ( row above ) shows the different pH color for different types of water.
For the anti-oxidant test we use the iodine test or Oxidation Reduction Potential (ORP) meter test. Iodine being an oxidizing agent is yellow in color. If the water has anti-oxidant property it should “reduce” or change the iodine to iodide which is colorless. The above picture (row below) shows that only alkaline water has antioxidant property, hence the water is also called alkaline anti-oxidant water. Using an ORP meter, anti-oxidant water will give negative (-ve) readings implying that it contains large amount of negative ions (see table below).
One is also able to test the anti-oxidant activity in pharmaceutical grade supplements which contains anti-oxidant (refer to section on FOOD), fresh orange or green tea using the iodine or ORP meter tests.
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Different Drink Types |
pH Values |
Anti Oxidant Values |
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Filtered Tap Water |
7.5 to 8.0, Slighty Alkaline |
+ve , No antioxidant property |
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Mineral Water |
7.5 to 8.0, Slightly Alkaline |
+ve , No antioxidant property |
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Distilled Water |
5.5 to 6.0, Acidic |
+ve , No antioxidant property |
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Reverse Osmosis Water |
6.0 to 6.5, Acidic |
+ve , No antioxidant property |
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Popular Cola |
2.5, Very Acidic |
+ve , No antioxidant property |
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Popular Brand Beer |
4.7, Very Acidic |
+ve , No antioxidant property |
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Diet Soft Drink |
3.2, Very Acidic |
+ve , No antioxidant property |
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Alkaline Ionic Water |
10.0, Very Alkaline |
-ve , Strong antioxidant property |
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