Jon Drinks Water #6421 NuraPree Alkaline VS Sparkling Ice VS Lime Bubly VS Stars & Stripes Cherry VS

"Jon Drinks Water #6421 NuraPree Alkaline VS Sparkling Ice VS Lime Bubly VS Stars & Stripes Cherry VS" is a water-comparison tournament video from Jon Drinks Water, episode #6421 of the series.

Featured waters

Bubly Lime, LaCroix Spring (same brand as LaCroix), Nurapree Alkaline, Sparkling Ice, Stars Stripes Cherry.

Winner: LaCroix Spring (same brand as LaCroix).

What Jonathan decided

Overall winner = LaCroix Spring Water ("the winner is Lacroix just because I think it tastes better... so really let's just say it now the winner is Lacroix... moving on to the next round"). NuraPre eliminated on taste (chalky vitamin-like flavor) though "probably healthier" (alkaline, vitamins/minerals, aimed at pregnant mothers). Of the sparkling trio, he ranked them by pointing; Bubly favored ("I would choose... go bubbly in this so congratulations"), Sparkling Ice has 21 ingredients, one leaves "a really bad residue on your teeth like a sugary artificial flavor residue", and he criticized artificial colors ("why would you call yourself water and add artificial colors it's kind of dumb to me"). He predetermined a still water would win due to his preference for pure-tasting water.

Bubly Lime

Jonathan decided up front that a still water would win because he just prefers pure-tasting water, and LaCroix took it. But when it came to the sparkling lineup, he ranked them by pointing and went with Bubly, while Sparkling Ice got dinged for its 21 ingredients and one rival left a sugary artificial residue on his teeth. He also wondered aloud why a company would call itself water and add artificial colors.

About Bubly Lime

Bubly is PepsiCo's 2018 sparkling water brand, launched with eight flavors including lime. Zero calories, zero sugar, zero artificial sweeteners, and a smile printed on every can. PepsiCo made it one of its biggest product launches ever, debuting it at the Academy Awards.

LaCroix Spring (same brand as LaCroix)

This one won twice. It beat Office Snax by a hair (slightly less plasticky, slightly cleaner taste), then won a five-water showdown because I just think it tastes better. I went in knowing a still water would win, because that is where my heart is.

About LaCroix Spring (same brand as LaCroix)

This is the same LaCroix brand (National Beverage Corp, La Crosse roots since 1980), just labeled as a spring water instead of the usual sparkling. The "spring" phrasing reflects its positioning; the cans still list carbonated water and natural flavor.

Nurapree Alkaline

LaCroix Spring won the whole showdown, and NuraPree got eliminated on taste: a chalky, vitamin-like flavor. I did say it was probably healthier, what with the alkaline water and the vitamins and minerals aimed at pregnant mothers. Healthier does not always mean tastier.

About Nurapree Alkaline

No reliable information turned up for a bottled water brand by this exact name. It may be a variant labeling of NutraPre, the prenatal alkaline water brand. Treat this one as a limited-information entry.

Sparkling Ice

LaCroix Spring Water won this round on taste. Of the sparkling trio he favored Bubly, and he was not kind to Sparkling Ice: 21 ingredients, a bad sugary residue on the teeth, and artificial colors, which he found kind of dumb in something calling itself water.

About Sparkling Ice

Sparkling Ice is made by Talking Rain Beverage Company in Preston, Washington: zero-sugar flavored sparkling water with vitamins and antioxidants, sweetened with sucralose.

Stars Stripes Cherry

Stars & Stripes Cherry was part of the sparkling trio in this round, and LaCroix Spring Water won it on taste. He had already decided a still water would win, since he prefers pure-tasting water.

About Stars Stripes Cherry

Stars & Stripes is a budget generic soda line, not a water brand, sold mostly at dollar stores and sweetened with both high fructose corn syrup and aspartame.