Food roast · 48% slop

Is LaCroix Healthy? Mid Bubble Water at Best

LaCroix turned plain seltzer into a lifestyle flex that aged like milk.

July 25, 2026 About LaCroix

LaCroix: $6 for the right to feel ironic about tap water.

The Take

LaCroix earns a 48 Slop Score. It is carbonated water with natural flavors sold at a millennial irony markup that peaked years ago.

The brand signals virtue and taste without delivering anything beyond bubbles and branding.

LaCroix remains mid-tier hydration theater. Skip the cans and the 48 Slop Score.

Control your own bubbles and skip the branding surcharge.

Carbonated water and natural flavors. Nothing else.

No. It is harmless zero-calorie water with no meaningful downsides.

No. It is simply carbonated water with added flavor extracts.

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