Can I drink mineral water after boiling it?

With the popularity of water dispensers, bottled water has developed. Mineral water has entered thousands of households and has become one of the main bottled drinking water for people. Because it contains many minerals and trace elements, many people do not know whether boiling mineral water will have an impact on health. But in fact, mineral water is not suitable for boiling, as this will cause the nutrients in it to be lost. So if you want to drink boiled water on a normal basis, it is better to choose purified water.

"There is some truth to the saying that mineral water cannot be boiled before drinking," Zhao Feihong pointed out. "This mainly applies to mineral water with too high a content of total dissolved solids (TOC for short)." TOC contains many calcium and magnesium ions, which are beneficial to the human body.

After the water is boiled, calcium and magnesium ions easily combine with carbonate ions to form insoluble salts - that is, we often call "scale". This not only causes the loss of calcium and magnesium, but also affects the taste. "A little scale doesn't have much impact on human health, but if you drink a lot of water with high TOC every day, it will increase the risk of stone disease."

Zhao Feihong told reporters, "The biggest problem with using mineral water with too high TOC in water dispensers is the potential safety hazard - scale can easily clog the pipes of the water dispenser, causing dry burning and fire."

Zhao Feihong believes that this kind of boiled high-concentration mineral water is especially unsuitable for babies to drink. The kidney function of infants is not yet fully developed. If the calcium and magnesium content is high, especially the sodium content is too high, it will increase the burden on the kidneys and affect the child's health and development.

In fact, what is the TOC content of the bottled mineral water we often drink? In the professional drinking water stores randomly visited by reporters, only 3 of the 9 bottled mineral waters were marked with this content, which were 200-500 mg/L, 1000 mg/L, 102.3-614 mg/L, and 1000 mg/L.

Finally, it is important to note that when using a water dispenser, it is best to clean it once a month to ensure that bacteria will not grow and it will also be good for human health. In addition, it is best not to drink mineral water frequently. After all, the minerals in it will exceed the body's needs and will have adverse reactions.