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If you are an aware consumer, you know there are more beverage choices than ever. Before you drink that next high-calorie soda pop, stop and consider a healthier alternative.

In 1903, SodaStream was introduced. It was a carbonation system invented by Giles Gilby which made standard water into fizzy water, and was originally sold to the upper classes. A variety of flavours were introduced in the 1920s. The new choices included cherry ciderette and sarsaparilla. It enjoyed widespread success in the 1970s and 80s, becoming a big hit in countries such as the UK, Germany and Australia.

The company underwent numerous changes in ownership; during one period, SodaStream even became part of the Cadbury Schweppes empire. 1998 was the year SodaStream changed hands for the final time when purchased by Soda Club, which at that time was Israel’s biggest supplier of SodaStream. After Soda Club’s unsuccessful bid to change the brand from SodaStream to Soda-Club, SodaStream remained the name of the brand.

More recently Soda Club sought to renew the SodaStream brand. Focusing on the health and diet issues that are so prevalent in this day and age, SodaStream was relaunched with a new machine and many new flavours, concentrating on putting forth a healthy alternative to fizzy, sugar-rich drinks such as Coca Cola and Pepsi.

The SodaStream product is essentially a home carbonation kit, allowing you to change water into sparkling water, as well as allowing you to add low-calorie flavours such as cola and orange. A large assortment of calorie-free flavours to flavour sparkling water to great taste is sold at allfreightfree.com.

The SodaStream machine process forces co2 into a water-filled bottle suitable for pressurising. The co2 turns the water into carbonated water. This process (dissolving co2) is referred to as carbonation. The carbonated water can then be drunk on its own as sparkling water, or mixed with flavours to create tasty, healthy treats. Once the co2 canisters have been used up they can be sent back to Soda-Club who recycle the canisters by refilling them with co2 then sending them back out.

Regarding actual health and diet benefits gained from drinking SodaStream, the company assures consumers that all their flavours are completely sugar-free and contain a maximum of 2 calories per 100ml; this is, assuredly, good news for every parent concerned about a child’s diet.

The SodaStream machine adds only co2 to the water, meaning it does not have the added sugar that some bottled sparkling water contains, so there is no major difference between it and normal water.

SodaStream have made much of their environmental and health credentials, even going so far as to claim that every one litre bottle of SodaStream made saves three aluminum cans. This means that over 3 years, a family of four could slash their soft-drink-related packaging usage by over 90%. This is an arresting claim, one that in this environmentally conscious age will stand them in good stead. It is obvious that Sodastream has developed into a viable alternative to the big players in the soft drink world.

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