Head to head
Evian vs Spa Reine
Published analyses side by side, then an honest verdict.
| Evian | Spa Reine | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Still | Still |
| TDS (mg/L) | 357 | 33 |
| Calcium | 80 | 4.5 |
| Magnesium | 26 | 1.3 |
| Sodium | 6.5 | 3 |
| Bicarbonate | 360 | 15 |
| Sulfate | 14 | 4 |
| Chloride | 10 | 5 |
| Silica | 15 | 7 |
| Nitrate | 3.8 | 1.5 |
The benchmark against one of Europe’s lightest waters. Spa Reine (TDS 33) is Belgian moorland rain, barely mineralized at all, softer than almost anything bottled, with a fresh, empty cleanness. Evian (TDS 357) is ten times as mineral: round, balanced, gently chalky, water with furniture in the room.
Pick Spa Reine for near-weightless purity. Babies’ bottles and delicate teas have run on it for a century. Pick Evian when plain water should still taste like a place.
Full profiles: Evian · Spa Reine. All values mg/L from the analyses cited on each water’s page.