Enhanced & Flavored Water

Enhanced water sits somewhere between plain water and a soft drink — lightly sweetened, gently flavoured, and fortified with vitamins and minerals. It appeals to people who find plain water boring but want something less sugary than juice or soft drink.

These products come in a wide range of fruit flavours, from tropical blends to berry and citrus. Some are sweetened with sugar, others with stevia or artificial sweeteners, and many use a combination of both to balance taste and kilojoule content.

While marketed as a healthier alternative to soft drinks, enhanced waters are essentially a convenience product — the added vitamins and minerals are typically ones that most Australians already get enough of through a normal diet.