Composite source · South Africa
aQuellé
Kranskop (KwaSizabantu Mission), KwaZulu-Natal; also Franschhoek and Emseni sources
Found at the KwaSizabantu mission in the KwaZulu-Natal hills in 1998. Very soft, nearly empty, and it carries the story lightly.
Mineral analysis
TDS71mg/L total dissolved solids
Still, light, sodium-savory with a dry, mineral finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium2 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silicanot published
Sodium9 mg/L
low-sodium · under the 20 mg/L diet line
Verified · official analysis ↗
- barely perceptible minerality
- whisper of chloride
- clean and undemanding
aQuellé is a still water from South Africa with 71 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 4 mg/L calcium, 2 mg/L magnesium and 9 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Measurable surface influence · closest in profile to Luso.
Type · The Sea Breeze
Find it in: Low sodium · Light · Savory · Dry finish
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Common questions
- What does aQuellé taste like?
- aQuellé is a still water, light-bodied, silky and soft, closing on a dry, mineral finish. It belongs to the Sea Breeze type in our sixteen-part typology, and the house tasting notes run barely perceptible minerality, whisper of chloride and clean and undemanding. Its pH is acidic, which on the palate reads as a faintly sour edge.
- Is aQuellé good for you?
- aQuellé is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a lightly mineral water at 71 mg/L dissolved solids. Sodium sits at 9 mg/L, under the 20 mg/L line, so it suits a low-sodium diet.
- What minerals are in aQuellé?
- aQuellé carries calcium 4, magnesium 2, sodium 9 and potassium 3 mg/L over bicarbonate 15.9, sulfate 3 and chloride 13 mg/L. Sodium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 71 mg/L total dissolved solids.
- How much sodium is in aQuellé?
- aQuellé carries 9 mg/L of sodium. That is under the 20 mg/L line, low enough to suit a low-sodium diet.
- Is aQuellé hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, aQuellé works out to 18 mg/L as calcium carbonate, which counts as slightly hard water. That is soft enough to leave a kettle clean and to drink light.
- Is aQuellé alkaline or acidic?
- No. aQuellé runs acidic at pH 6.5, so it reads as a faintly sour edge.
- Can you use aQuellé for baby formula?
- Probably not the first choice. aQuellé falls outside the German infant-formula guidance because nitrate at 13.3 is over the 10 mg/L line. Pick a still water that clears all three limits, boil and cool it before mixing, and ask your pediatrician.
- Is aQuellé still or sparkling?
- aQuellé is a still water, bottled without carbonation.
- Where does aQuellé come from?
- aQuellé comes from Kranskop (KwaSizabantu Mission), KwaZulu-Natal; also Franschhoek and Emseni sources in South Africa, drawn from more than one source.