Dasani - Plus Water Review

Overall 3.33 of 5 view all 3 reviews

LauraBelle
South Elgin, IL

Not feeling Cleansed or Restored

Budget-Conscious, gastrointestinally challenged, living in area with terrible tap water

Pros

Great Taste, 0 Calories

Cons

Didn't Fulfill Promise

JUL

2007

Dasani - Plus Water —

Intro
I should make a habit of buying bottled water all the time and only drinking that instead of tap water. We live in a town with water so hard everyone needs a water softener. It's a necessity. There's a definite funk to the water, but once you get used to drinking it, you get used to it. Any bottled water then is always better than that alternative. I was walking around the grocery store, getting ready to go to my martial arts class and saw the display with this new water, Dasani Plus. It's yet another vitamin water. This particular flavor, pomegranate blackberry, was promising to "cleanse + restore," so I decided to try it, as my digestive system was definitely on the fritz, and I was in need of a good "cleansing."

Taste
The taste was great. It wasn't too sweet or full of too much flavor. If there's one thing I hate, it's drinking a flavored water that tastes more like Koolaid than anything else, but this didn't taste like that. It was just a really nice flavor. It wasn't identifiable enough to say, "Hey, what a delightful mix of pomegranate and blackberry," but it was just a good not overpowering fruity taste.

The Health Benefit
While this flavor of Dasani Plus Water promised to "cleanse + restore," my system didn't feel cleansed drinking it, and it didn't feel restored, certainly. I was still feeling just as messed up as I had before drinking it. Of course, maybe this is one of those health claims where to have it take effect, you have to drink 89 bottles of it or something, as that's the equivalent the lab rats had. I don't know.

Conclusion
Regardless of the lack of promised health benefit, it still tasted great. If you're looking for a promised health benefit, don't bother. But if you're looking for a great tasting bottled water, this one will fit the bill.

Dasani - Plus Water is not recommended by LauraBelle

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Comments about LauraBelle’s Review

I agree with LauraBelle on the taste, but I did definately have a laxative side effect when I drank a bottle. The second ingredient listed is Maltodextrin, which does cause a laxative effect in many people. I think if Laura drank a couple more bottles, she'd experience it as well. Easier than taking fiber every day.