iPerfomance

info Performance (Information Performance) is the manufacturer's openness index.

Please note that this is not related to water quality!

It is merely a numerical indicator from which to judge how much information the manufacturer has shared about their products on the app.

It is the coefficient of a quotient of the amount of information submitted, expressed in a number.

The higher the number, the more information we can get about each type of water.

For example, additional information not found on product labels, broader water analyzes, medical studies, photos and videos from a water source, and other useful information for the consumer.

Mineralization

The total amount of dissolved solids (TDS) or mineralization is the total amount of all the substances dissolved in water, through the soil layers. TDS content in water is measured in milligrams per liter (mg/l). In different countries the gradation of TDS varies slightly from very mild to moderate levels of

• Ultralight 1 - 50 mg/l,
• mild 50 - 500 mg/l,
• medium 500 - 1000 mg/l,
• high 1000 - 1500 mg/l
• up to very high 1500 - 3000 mg/l,
• and even super-high 3000 - 20000 mg/l mineralisation.

TDS is a major factor affecting the taste of the water - the higher the TDS, the greater the taste differences. The total mineralization of water (TDS) is another indicator of dry residue. The dry residue parameter of water at 180° or 260°C may be up to 30% lower than the TDS figure. This means that the total amount of substances dissolved in water can be even twice as high!

pH

pH (Power of hydrogen) is the number that represents the ratio of H+ (hydrogen) - ions to OH- (oxygen and hydrogen) - ions.

pH stands for numbers 1 to 14. pH below 7 means that the environment is acidic, and above 7 - is alkaline. 7 means that the environment is neutral and the ratio between H + and OH- is equal.

What is the difference between water pH 7, pH 8, and pH 9?

Each subsequent pH-number means that the environment is 10 times more alkaline (more oxygen and hydrogen OH-). If the pH value is greater than 7, then the environment is alkaline (more secured with OH-).

For example pH 8 = 10-times more alkaline than pH 7 and pH 9 = 10-times more alkaline than pH 8.

Conclusion: water with pH 9 is exactly 100-times more alkaline than water with pH 7, and pH 10 is 1000-times more alkaline than pH 7.

The same scheme also applies to the acid environment: pH 4 (more H+ ions) indicates 1000-times more acidic than pH 7, and the environment with pH 3 is 10.000-times more acidic than pH 7.

Carbonation

Carbonated water is also known as sparkling water. The origin of carbon dioxide may be different.

1)Natural- Already from the very birth, the water contains natural carbon dioxide CO2.

2)Natural CO2 is collected from the water birthplace and later added to the bottled water.

3)Artificial carbonation. (in 98% cases)

The Carbonation amount in the water- can be very lightly carbonated, medium, or very tangy.

Hardness

The simple definition of water hardness is the amount of dissolved calcium and magnesium in the water.

Hard water is high in dissolved minerals, both calcium and magnesium.

Gradations in different countries may vary.

Electrical Conductivity

Since the electrical conductivity is a measure to the capacity of water to conduct electrical current, it is directly related to the concentration of salts dissolved in water, and therefore to the Total Dissolved Solids (TDS).

Salts dissolve into positively charged ions and negatively charged ions, which conduct electricity.

If the TDS is not known or you have only the dry residue parameter at 180°C or 260°C, electrical conductivity is a good parameter to understand the approximate amount of total dissolved solids.

The number of TDS and electrical conductivity will always be very similar.

The more total dissolved solids (TDS) in the water the higher the electrical conductivity.