19 hours ago, gk10012001 said:

your opinion is noted.  The bicarbonates in it have been shown to be beneficial.  Tastes much better than basic pure water

 

The bicarbonates are immediately destroyed by stomach acid and turned into CO₂ gas.

 

Smart water is a con.

Sure, all of the beer companies offer it for about 8 baht. Stupid water costs much more.

Smart water, whatever that is, will not you intelligent f you drink it. They are kidding you.

7 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

you are entitled to your opinion but many world class athletes are discovering and showing that some of the contents in that water such as bicarbonate work very well.  helping in Neutralizing acidosis If I understand the papers

probably nowhere near as effective as banned stimulants, but maybe the bicarb helps beat the drugs test. I have heard of that before  

On 11/15/2025 at 12:48 PM, patman30 said:

More steak and liver it is then.

You are actually both right.

"half decent" is vague though
but to myself it would already mean organic only,
"decent" is meat based
A diet with any processed or packaged food is a "bad diet" IMO
 

Organic can include meat and fish, it merely refers to use of pesticides,  fertilisers, antibiotics, growth hormones etc. IMO some people suit a veggie diet, some do not. Before WW2, roughly, all food was organic ie produced naturally. Totally agree re processed food.

On 11/15/2025 at 11:57 AM, gk10012001 said:

you are entitled to your opinion but many world class athletes are discovering and showing that some of the contents in that water such as bicarbonate work very well.  helping in Neutralizing acidosis If I understand the papers

I put bicarbonate in my water if I have a dodgy tummy, or I want to clean something. 

Why not ask someone with a high IQ to pee into a bottle.

On 11/15/2025 at 12:02 PM, Will B Good said:

Reality Check:

 

Despite the branding, Smartwater is essentially purified bottled water with electrolytes. It’s not inherently healthier than tap water or other bottled waters.

 

(Courtesy of A1)

 

In other words a con.

Oh dear, AI does tie itself in knots. Of course it’s branding and yes it’s filtered water with added electrolytes, that’s the point. And pretty much anything is inherently healthier than tap water, esp Thai tap water. The last thing anybody wants is chlorine (and/or metals) in their gut. Particularly in the tropics, smartwater would be a better option than pretty much any normal bottled water, which is in effect dead water that does little for you. Op, did you consider adding sea salt and a nip of sodium bicarbonate to your water?

1 hour ago, daveAustin said:

Oh dear, AI does tie itself in knots. Of course it’s branding and yes it’s filtered water with added electrolytes, that’s the point. And pretty much anything is inherently healthier than tap water, esp Thai tap water. The last thing anybody wants is chlorine (and/or metals) in their gut. Particularly in the tropics, smartwater would be a better option than pretty much any normal bottled water, which is in effect dead water that does little for you. Op, did you consider adding sea salt and a nip of sodium bicarbonate to your water?

Sea salt, Himalayan Pink salt, normal table salt. It's all NaCl.

On 11/16/2025 at 8:59 AM, cjinchiangrai said:

Sure, all of the beer companies offer it for about 8 baht. Stupid water costs much more.

We get 20 litres of clean, bottled water delivered weekly for Bht 40. Been on it for well over 12 years and I am still alive!

I guess I should Google it but without a smart water?

17 hours ago, Will Iam Not said:

Sea salt, Himalayan Pink salt, normal table salt. It's all NaCl.

The claim is that it is not. Refined salt is indeed only NaCl, but that is missing other salts and trace minerals that are beneficial and can be found in say sea salt etc. 

Mods please just close this topic.  I only asked for availability of the product and some did provide useful information and I thank them for that.  If somebody wants to debate or discuss the topic of smart water, or make jokes, that is fine.  Have them open a topic about that.  To each their own

You can buy sachets of essential nutrients, glucose, NaCL, Na citrate and KCl at any pharmacy or even 7\11 for next to nothing.

Asking Google if the brand Smartwater is available in Thailand...
 

Yes, Smartwater is available in Thailand through online retailers like Ubuy Thailand and Lazada Thailand. You can find various products on these sites, including the standard vapor-distilled water in different bottle sizes and sometimes even specialty options. 

• Online availability: Major online marketplaces such as Ubuy Thailand and Lazada Thailand list Smartwater products for purchase.
• Product variety: You can find a range of Smartwater products online, such as the vapor-distilled water in bottles of various sizes, as well as potentially flavored and sparkling versions. 

Tesco?

smart water? If you like bicarbonates in it, buy some baking powder and put it in your water.

Very simple.

I see it is distilled  water with later on added electrolytes and minerals again.

With distilling you get everything out, same as with reverse osmose.

 

Foodwatch describes the process as "completely useless from a nutritional point of view".

In 2018, Smartwater was awarded the German Goldener Windbeutel ("Golden Windbag") anti-award by the consumer rights advocacy group Foodwatch Germany for "the most brazen lie in food advertising" that year. The group said that Smartwater is "nothing but ordinary water" sold by advertising a "scientifically-sounding but completely unnecessary production process" which yields no proven nutritional benefits, for as much as seven times the price of regular water.^[18] The product also won the Dutch Gouden Windei ("Golden Windbag") prize that year

 

Other thing it is mountain water, melt water , so already minerals in it. Same like mineral water out of ground , like Spa.

Is NOT distilled then or filtered.

You just can do it yourself and add whatever mineral or electrolyte to it.

Have some energy drinks then but then without sugar or have electrolyte drinks. Well electrolytes are minerals.

Ca, K, Na, Fe and so on. Baking powder sodiumhydrocarbonate , so giving Na ions and H2CO3 which brakes into CO2 and water.

On 11/17/2025 at 9:02 AM, Kung69 said:

Organic can include meat and fish, it merely refers to use of pesticides,  fertilisers, antibiotics, growth hormones etc. IMO some people suit a veggie diet, some do not. Before WW2, roughly, all food was organic ie produced naturally. Totally agree re processed food.

Who said organic could not include meat and fish?
A lot of meat and fish is now not organic though
and most veggies are far from organic,
and even organic veg can now be sprayed with apeel in many places (no idea about here yet)

"veggie diet" if you mean vegetarian, yes.
a vegan diet, no.

May as well go for that new fad of Hydrogen water as well.. All utter rubbish

 

On 11/15/2025 at 12:02 PM, Will B Good said:

Reality Check:

 

Despite the branding, Smartwater is essentially purified bottled water with electrolytes. It’s not inherently healthier than tap water or other bottled waters.

 

(Courtesy of A1)

 

In other words a con.

It's a con aimed at people who are not smart 😁

Maybe a scam with just rain water inside that has no minerals ,

17 hours ago, Jaggg88 said:

It's a con aimed at people who are not smart 😁

It worked, free water is a rare thing nowadays, and idiots walk around sucking on bottles like newborns. 

On 11/21/2025 at 8:54 AM, patman30 said:

Who said organic could not include meat and fish?
A lot of meat and fish is now not organic though
and most veggies are far from organic,
and even organic veg can now be sprayed with apeel in many places (no idea about here yet)

"veggie diet" if you mean vegetarian, yes.
a vegan diet, no.

I meant vegetarian.