Single source · Spain
Agua de Benassal
Fuente en Segures (Font d'en Segures) spring, Benassal, Alt Maestrat, Castellón, Spain
A century-old Castellón spring built on calcium and bicarbonate rather than sodium. Softly mineral, never heavy.
Mineral analysis
TDS270mg/L total dissolved solids
Still, full-bodied, calcium-crisp with a soft, round finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium3.85 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silica6.3 mg/L
clean fuel
Sodium3.6 mg/L
low-sodium · under the 20 mg/L diet line
Verified · official analysis ↗
- light on the tongue
- calcium hum
- no sharp edges
Agua de Benassal is a still water from Spain with 270 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 93.1 mg/L calcium, 3.85 mg/L magnesium and 3.6 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
A touch sweet · closest in profile to Evian.
Type · The Cathedral
Find it in: Low sodium · Full body
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Common questions
- What does Agua de Benassal taste like?
- Agua de Benassal is a still water, full-bodied, clean and crisp, closing on a soft, round finish. It belongs to the Cathedral type in our sixteen-part typology, and the house tasting notes run light on the tongue, calcium hum and no sharp edges. Its pH is just over neutral, which on the palate reads as a touch sweet.
- Is Agua de Benassal good for you?
- Agua de Benassal is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a moderately mineral water at 270 mg/L dissolved solids. Sodium sits at 3.6 mg/L, under the 20 mg/L line, so it suits a low-sodium diet.
- What minerals are in Agua de Benassal?
- Agua de Benassal carries calcium 93.1, magnesium 3.85 and sodium 3.6 mg/L over bicarbonate 272, sulfate 22.6 and chloride 5.7 mg/L. Calcium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 270 mg/L total dissolved solids. It also publishes 6.3 mg/L of silica, the beauty mineral.
- How much sodium is in Agua de Benassal?
- Agua de Benassal carries 3.6 mg/L of sodium. That is under the 20 mg/L line, low enough to suit a low-sodium diet.
- Is Agua de Benassal hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Agua de Benassal works out to 248 mg/L as calcium carbonate, which counts as very hard water. That is genuinely hard water, chalky on the tongue and quick to scale a kettle.
- Is Agua de Benassal alkaline or acidic?
- Agua de Benassal sits at pH 7.5, just over neutral, so faintly alkaline rather than a true high-pH water. On the palate that reads as a touch sweet.
- Is Agua de Benassal still or sparkling?
- Agua de Benassal is a still water, bottled without carbonation.
- Where does Agua de Benassal come from?
- Agua de Benassal comes from Fuente en Segures (Font d'en Segures) spring, Benassal, Alt Maestrat, Castellón, Spain in Spain, a single source.