Why are there nutrition facts on water?

I believe it is because it is treated like any other food or drink, requiring a label noting the various things that are in it. read more

There was a product called Vitamin water which actually gave insignificant values of vitamins, and most of the energy was just added sugar. Some bottled water comes from natural springs and so on, so traces of magnesium, sodium and calcium and other vitamins and minerals could be found so therefore are shown on the label. read more

Most water even contains very low levels of many bacteria, harmless to humans and actually beneficial. Think along the lines of bacteria in yougurt or cheese. And yes, even your expensive waters have it. read more

I believe it is because it is treated like any other food or drink, requiring a label noting the various things that are in it. That there often isn't much in it other than water is beside the point; anything we consume needs to have a label lest we carve out legal exceptions for one product or another that wouldn't require a label. read more

The Food and Drug Administration makes all manufacturers list the nutrition information on any product they make more than 50,000 units of per year of. They could probably make a separate rule for water, but now there's "sports water" so it would probably confuse things even more. read more