What makes Cape Karoo Natural Water better?Cape Karoo Natural Mineral Water starts withtwo great benefits –its TDS of 190 and its pHlevel of 7.2.What do these two numbers mean?TDS stands for Total Dissolved Solids, and a very low TDS canmean that the water will be insipid and tasteless.A high TDS, on the other hand, will result in water with a verydistinct taste. For example, some mineral waters in Europehave a TDS measured in the thousands; they are found atthe sort of places referred to as “spas” where the well-heeledtravelled to “take the waters”. Such high levels are very muchan acquired taste.An Ideal LevelIn contrast, the Cape Karoo TDS of 190 is regarded by manyas virtually ideal – high enough to provide a great mouthfeel,but not so high as to be unpleasant on the tongue.The other important number is the pH, an indication ofwhere the water lies in the balance between acid andalkaline.The pH scale runs from 0 to 14; battery acid is about 1, lye is13 and 7 is the magic number – the neutral midpoint.It is a little understood fact that the pH scale is logarithmic,meaning that a solution with pH 6 is 10 times more acidicthan a solution with pH7, similarly a solution measuring pH8would be 10 times more alkaline.MINERAL CONTENTContents in milligram perlitre(TDS) 190(pH) 7.2Potassium (K) 1.7Magnesium (Mg) 2.4Iron (Fe) 0.04Nitrogen (N) 0.70Sodium (Na) 27.6Sulfate(SO ) 6Fluorine (F) 0.7Calcium (Ca) 14.7Chlorine (CI) 44.1Calcium Carbonate(CaCO ) 3143Superior Quality | Karoo Spring Water Page 1 of 2http:/