SA Footy

Hey, can anyone help me with the difference between diet tonic and normal tonic water.. i just realised i bought a 1.25 litre diet tonic and am now thinking WTF .. what calories are in tonic water that requires them to make a diet version? surely that's like diet soda water

I don't know why but tonic water has calories and soda water is the one you want to get if you just want fizzy water

I got caught out once too with tonic water thinking it was like normal water

dont know but where i work soda water goes out like normal water. the shelves that have soda water are empty every night

I googled it...

10% of your RDI of Carbs in "regular tonic water", 0% in the diet alternative.

No other difference as far as I can see.

I've been drinking approximately 20% diet tonic mixed with 60% gin (Bombay blue saphire or Gordon's) and 20% ice with lime juice for years......nothing wrong with diet tonic

Refridgerated tap water for me...

Tonic water traditionally contained Quinine, and some sugar to offset the bitterness.
Here are the details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonic_Water
[ I am a little concerned about the total safety of artificial sweeteners though, as I am about artificial flavours and colours, and some approved preservatives.]