Head to head
Perrier vs Topo Chico
Published analyses side by side, then an honest verdict.
| Perrier | Topo Chico | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Sparkling | Sparkling |
| TDS (mg/L) | 475 | 630 |
| Calcium | 150 | 120 |
| Magnesium | 4 | 11 |
| Sodium | 9 | 41 |
| Bicarbonate | 390 | 171 |
| Sulfate | 33 | 180 |
| Chloride | 22 | 63 |
| Silica | not published | not published |
| Nitrate | 7.3 | not published |
France’s crisp bubble against Mexico’s mineral one. Perrier is the lighter, cleaner sparkler (TDS 475), calcium-bicarbonate with almost no sodium (9 mg/L) and only a trace of sulfate, all built around that famously hard, aggressive bead. Topo Chico carries more of everything that reads as flavor (TDS 630, 180 mg/L sulfate, 41 sodium, 120 calcium), so where Perrier stays neutral and loud, Topo Chico drinks saltier and more mineral behind a coarser, softer fizz.
Pick Perrier for the pure bubble. Ice, citrus, an aperitivo where the water stays out of the way. Pick Topo Chico when you want the glass to taste of something, a briny mineral edge and the lime-wedge ritual.
Full profiles: Perrier · Topo Chico. All values mg/L from the analyses cited on each water’s page.