Single source · Morocco
Aïn Ifrane
Ben Smim spring, Ifrane, Middle Atlas
From a limestone spring in the cedar highlands Moroccans call their Switzerland. Bicarbonate-heavy, quiet on the tongue.
Mineral analysis
TDS397mg/L total dissolved solids
Still, full-bodied, calcium-crisp with a soft, round finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium40.61 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silicanot published
Sodium3 mg/L
low-sodium · under the 20 mg/L diet line
Verified · official analysis ↗
- soft chalk
- faint mineral weight
- clean bicarbonate finish
Aïn Ifrane is a still water from Morocco with 397 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 67.73 mg/L calcium, 40.61 mg/L magnesium and 3 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Well protected · closest in profile to Evian.
Type · The Cathedral
Find it in: Low sodium · Baby safe · Full body
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Common questions
- What does Aïn Ifrane taste like?
- Aïn Ifrane 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 soft chalk, faint mineral weight and clean bicarbonate finish.
- Is Aïn Ifrane good for you?
- Aïn Ifrane is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a moderately mineral water at 397 mg/L dissolved solids. Sodium sits at 3 mg/L, under the 20 mg/L line, so it suits a low-sodium diet.
- What minerals are in Aïn Ifrane?
- Aïn Ifrane carries calcium 67.73, magnesium 40.61, sodium 3 and potassium 1 mg/L over bicarbonate 402.6, sulfate 5.13 and chloride 10.65 mg/L. Calcium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 397 mg/L total dissolved solids.
- How much sodium is in Aïn Ifrane?
- Aïn Ifrane carries 3 mg/L of sodium. That is under the 20 mg/L line, low enough to suit a low-sodium diet.
- Is Aïn Ifrane hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Aïn Ifrane works out to 332 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.
- Can you use Aïn Ifrane for baby formula?
- On its published numbers, Aïn Ifrane clears the German infant-formula limits of sodium under 20, nitrate under 10 and sulfate under 240 mg/L, at sodium 3, nitrate 5.18 and sulfate 5.13 mg/L. Still boil and cool any water before mixing formula, and take feeding advice from your pediatrician rather than a water site.
- Is Aïn Ifrane still or sparkling?
- Aïn Ifrane is a still water, bottled without carbonation.
- Where does Aïn Ifrane come from?
- Aïn Ifrane comes from Ben Smim spring, Ifrane, Middle Atlas in Morocco, a single source.