Water bottles that we can eat.

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Edible waterbottels


Edible waterbottels or waterballs is capsule of sodium alginate.  . Sodium alginate is made from spherification, it is a technique patented by Unilever's engineer William Peschardt in 1940s. More recently the method was introduced into modernist cooking by Spanish chef Ferran Adrià. The process creates an edible, biodegradable capsule. start-up company Skipping Rocks Lab has turned this into Ooho! – a bite-sized blob of water. The water is contained in an edible membrane that is made from two tasteless ingredients: sodium alginate (usually derived from sea-weed) and calcium chloride.

DIY Ediable waterbottels


 1. First take a small bowl, add 1 gram of sodium alginate to 1 cup of water.

2. Now Use the hand mixer to make sure the sodium alginate is combined with the water. Let the mixture sit for about 15 minutes to remove any air bubbles. The mixture will turn from a white liquid to a clear mixture.

3. Now take a large bowl, stir 5 grams of calcium lactate into 4 cups of water in the large bowl. Mix well to dissolve the calcium lactate.

4. Now Use a rounded spoon to scoop up the sodium alginate solution.

5. Now Gently drop the sodium alginate solution into the bowl containing the calcium lactate solution. It will immediately form a ball of water in the bowl. You can drop more spoonfuls of sodium alginate solution into the calcium lactate bath. Just be careful the water balls don't touch each other because they would stick together. Let the water balls sit in the calcium lactate solution for 3 minutes. You can gently stir around the calcium lactate solution if you like.
 (Note: the time determines the thickness of the polymer coating. Use less time for a thinner coating and more time for a thicker coating.)

6. Now Use a slotted spoon to gently remove each water ball. Place each ball in a bowl of water to stop any further reaction. Now you can remove the edible water bottles and drink them. The inside of each ball is water. The bottle is edible too 》it's an algae-based polymer.



Edible waterbottels is safe ?


The water is contained in an thick edible membrane that is made from two tasteless ingredients: sodium alginate (usually derived from sea-weed) and calcium chloride. Both are already used in the food industry and are completely safe , So do not worry.