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High-magnesium waters
28 waters at or above the 100 mg/L magnesium taste threshold, ranked by lab data.
Magnesium is the mineral you can actually taste, a bracing, slightly bitter, tonic-water edge. But only at real concentrations. The reported taste threshold is around 100 mg/L for sensitive palates and closer to 500 mg/L for the average person, per Health Canada's guideline review. That is why our bar sits at 100, not at the EU's 50 mg/L "contains magnesium" label line. A label claim is not a flavor.
Every water below clears the tastable line, ranked by magnesium content from the published analysis. These are the spa-cure classics and the gym-bag bottles.
| # | Water | Mg | TDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donat Mg Slovenia · sparkling | 1040 mg/L | 13197 |
| 2 | Sulinka Slovakia · sparkling | 344.3 mg/L | 7481.7 |
| 3 | Nürburg Quelle Germany · sparkling | 241 mg/L | 3189 |
| 4 | Vytautas Lithuania · sparkling | 240 mg/L | 7309 |
| 5 | Heppinger Germany · sparkling | 199 mg/L | 2283 |
| 6 | Acqua Santa di Chianciano Italy | 173 mg/L | 3433 |
| 7 | Salvator Slovakia · sparkling | 173 mg/L | 2282 |
| 8 | Magnesia Czech Republic | 170 mg/L | 788 |
| 9 | Rozana France · sparkling | 160 mg/L | 3022 |
| 10 | Rhodius Germany · sparkling | 151 mg/L | 2160 |
| 11 | Gemerka Slovakia · sparkling | 131 mg/L | 2050 |
| 12 | Muszynianka Poland · sparkling | 128 mg/L | 1954 |
| 13 | Beypazarı Turkey · sparkling | 124.6 mg/L | 3323 |
| 14 | Ensinger Sport Medium Germany · sparkling | 124 mg/L | 2583 |
| 15 | Ensinger Mineralwasser Germany | 124 mg/L | 2580 |
| 16 | Apollinaris Classic Germany · sparkling | 120 mg/L | 2760 |
| 17 | Hépar France | 119 mg/L | 2513 |
| 18 | Likani Georgia · sparkling | 115 mg/L | 5750 |
| 19 | Narzan Russia · sparkling | 110 mg/L | 2500 |
| 20 | Gleichenberger Austria · sparkling | 110 mg/L | 3340 |
| 21 | Borsec Romania · sparkling | 108 mg/L | 1490 |
| 22 | Eptinger Switzerland | 107 mg/L | 2222 |
| 23 | Mangaļi Latvia · sparkling | 105 mg/L | 2000 |
| 24 | Sairme Georgia · sparkling | 105 mg/L | 4000 |
| 25 | Gerolsteiner Germany · sparkling | 104 mg/L | 2500 |
| 26 | Rosport Classic Luxembourg · sparkling | 103.4 mg/L | 1334 |
| 27 | Bjni Armenia · sparkling | 102.5 mg/L | 5700 |
| 28 | Marzia Italy | 100 mg/L | 1372 |