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Waters & Soft Drinks
Discover our unique approach to uncover quality.
Evaluation Process
Monde Selection is dedicated to providing an impartial and independent evaluation. Each product is carefully assessed by a panel of renowned experts using precise methodologies and criteria.
For a comprehensive assessment, waters and soft drinks are not evaluated blindly. Instead, the experts receive a complete presentation of the product, including its origin, composition, and unique characteristics, ensuring a well-rounded understanding before the individual evaluation begins.
Once individual evaluations are completed, jury members share their insights and opinions to unanimously agree on the final result.
Quality Labels
The Awards that will show your consumers you care about quality
Grand Gold recognition means that your final result from our panel of experts received a score between 90% and 100%. The Gold Medal represents a score between 80% and 89%, and the Nominee distinction is for products that score between 70% and 79%.
In-Depth Quality Evaluation
Visual Aspect
(Waters) Clarity and brillance. (Soft-Drinks) Colour, saturation and clearness.
Taste Aftertaste
(Waters) Harmony, intentisty, residual taste, level of carbonation. (Soft-Drinks) Sweetness, acidity, bitterness, fruitiness, etc.
Odours
(Waters) Cleanliness and purity. (Soft-Drinks) Bouquet (set of olfactory notes), complexity, harmony.
Mouthfeel
The softness, carbonation feeling if applicable, freshness, refreshing sensation, etc.
Scientific Evaluation
Correspondence between the legislation and the laboratory analysis, honest and trustworthy labelling claims.
Packaging
Label information, protection of the product, materials used, ease of use, etc.
Quality criteria
The evaluation begins with a sensory assessment, examining the product’s appearance, aroma, taste, aftertaste, mouthfeel, and other key factors.
For waters, the evaluation is further supported by laboratory analysis conducted by Vivaqua, a Belgian public company specializing in water quality monitoring.
This analysis focuses on essential criteria such as anion and cation concentrations, mineral composition, pH, and more.
The Jury experts
The jury at Monde Selection is exclusively composed of water sommeliers and flavor technologists who specialize in the field.
For the sensory evaluation of waters and soft drinks, Monde Selection collaborates closely with Doemens Academy in Germany, an internationally recognized institute specializing in the sensory assessment of mineral water, spring water, and soft drinks.
Quality Awards
The Awards that will show your consumers you care about quality
Benefits
Displaying a Monde Selection Award on your packaging sends a strong message to consumers: it confirms that your product has been tasted, tested, and approved by an independent panel of experts.
Each awarded product enjoys guaranteed visibility, with the Monde Selection label available for use on packaging and in advertising campaigns for three years, without any additional licensing costs.
Professional independent quality evaluation
Diploma, award and invitation to the ceremony
3 years license to use Quality Award label
Awarded Products in 2024
The numerous companies and producers that submit their products to our jury year after year testifies to the seriousness and efficiency of our awards, as well as to the loyalty and satisfaction of our applicants.
Monde Selection distinguishes itself by being one of the only Quality Institutes in the World to offer a global quality evaluation of Waters and Soft-Drinks. A panel of independent experts takes the time to analyse each product individually on a set of up to 25 parameters that cover sensory and scientific aspects of importance to consumers.
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