Near water drink
As a near-water drinks refers to a group of beverage products , water-based, which are lightly flavored with fruit or herbal supplements.
Volvic was one of the first companies to launch this drink on the French market in 1989, and three years later it was launched in Germany.
While the manufacturers often advertise with additional health benefits, criticize consumer advocates such. B. the consumer advice center Hessen, the drinks as expensive and without additional health benefits, because the active ingredients are mixed in too small amounts. At the same time it is criticized that often no high-quality mineral water is used, but normal drinking water enriched with additives. Similar to lemonades , near- waters have a higher nutritional value than other drinks because they are sweetened with sugar ( fructose ) . A clear differentiation from other functional drinks and vitamin waters is not possible, as the compositions vary greatly depending on the manufacturer and type.