A customer’s close reading of a 200 ml Tata Copper+ water bottle has turned into a light-hearted label debate after the pack’s nutritional information showed 0.6 mg sodium and 0.1 mg copper per serving.
The bottle, marketed by Tata Consumer Products Limited, Kolkata, is labelled as a non-carbonated water-based beverage with copper nutrient. Its ingredient list mentions packaged drinking water, copper gluconate at 0.00035%, and iodized salt.
The customer joked that the product should perhaps be called “Tata Sodium” instead of Tata Copper+, since the sodium content appears numerically higher than the copper content. The observation came after the buyer checked the label carefully rather than simply drinking the bottle like most of us do during travel.
According to the label, one 200 ml serve contains 0 kcal energy, 0 g protein, 0 g carbohydrates, 0 g total sugars, 0 g added sugars and 0 g total fat. The listed minerals are 0.6 mg sodium and 0.1 mg copper.
However, the label also shows copper at 5.8% RDA, while sodium is listed at 0.03% RDA, meaning the nutrient relevance is different from simply comparing the weight in milligrams. Still, for a product branded around copper, the customer’s “Tata Sodium” punchline has enough mineral content to survive on social media.
The 200 ml bottle carries the branding “Tata Copper+ – With the Goodness of Copper”, along with FSSAI licence details, recycling information and customer care contact information. The pack also mentions “Not for Sale” on the label visible in the image.
The episode is another reminder that in the age of sharp-eyed consumers, even a tiny 200 ml bottle label can trigger a full-size discussion.
