Delicate shape, light and translucent cup wall and crisp sound, coupled with the "crystal cup kiss", it is like a dream, high cold princess, and it is our common crystal goblet. But is it made of "glass" or "crystal"?

1. Crystal cup
(1) Is the crystal cup really made of crystal?
In fact, the word "crystal" in the crystal cup comes from the Italian word "cristallo", which means a clear and transparent tall cup made by imitating crystal. The crystal cup does not have the crystal structure of crystal, nor can it be confused with gems, amethyst, etc.
(2) The characteristics of crystal cups
The reason why the crystal cup is thin, transparent, and very dazzling under the light is mainly due to the addition of minerals such as lead, magnesium, and barium during processing. The main mineral composition of the traditional crystal cup is lead, different countries have different standards for the lead content in the crystal cup, lead can increase the strength and brightness of the crystal cup, so the crystal cup although the cup wall is very thin, but also more durable.

2. Crystal cup VS glass
The main difference between crystal cups and glasses is that crystal cups contain 2%-30% mineral content, while general glasses contain almost no other minerals.
It is worth mentioning that the progress of science and technology has led to the continuous innovation of tall glasses, such as the appearance of lead-free crystal cups not only enriched the types of wine glasses, but also reduced everyone's panic about "lead", and borosilicate glass makes up for the shortcomings of insufficient glass strength.

3. How to choose crystal cups and glasses?
In the choice of wine glasses should start from their own needs, in a word, suitable for their own is the best. If you use a dishwasher, choose a glass or lead-free crystal cup. If you often break things, you can choose an economical glass; If you love the special enjoyment of wine tasting, you may wish to choose a crystal glass.