Single source · Sweden
Åre
Åre Källa, Jämtland, northern Sweden
Tapped from the bedrock of Sweden's Åre ski country, this barely registers on the tongue. Low minerals, oxygen-bright, soft as snowmelt.
Mineral analysis
TDS110mg/L total dissolved solids
Still, light, calcium-crisp with a soft, round finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium1.2 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silicanot published
Sodium1.3 mg/L
low-sodium · under the 20 mg/L diet line
Verified · official analysis ↗
- light body
- soft texture
- clean finish
Åre is a still water from Sweden with 110 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 32 mg/L calcium, 1.2 mg/L magnesium and 1.3 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Very well protected · closest in profile to Highland Spring.
Type · The Minimalist
Find it in: Low sodium · Baby safe · Light
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Common questions
- What does Åre taste like?
- Åre is a still water, light-bodied, clean and crisp, closing on a soft, round finish. It belongs to the Minimalist type in our sixteen-part typology, and the house tasting notes run light body, soft texture and clean finish. Its pH is alkaline, which on the palate reads as silky, slightly bitter.
- Is Åre good for you?
- Åre is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a lightly mineral water at 110 mg/L dissolved solids. Sodium sits at 1.3 mg/L, under the 20 mg/L line, so it suits a low-sodium diet.
- What minerals are in Åre?
- Åre carries calcium 32, magnesium 1.2, sodium 1.3 and potassium 0.51 mg/L over bicarbonate 100, sulfate 6.7 and chloride 2.1 mg/L. Calcium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 110 mg/L total dissolved solids.
- How much sodium is in Åre?
- Åre carries 1.3 mg/L of sodium. That is under the 20 mg/L line, low enough to suit a low-sodium diet.
- Is Åre hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Åre works out to 85 mg/L as calcium carbonate, which counts as moderately hard water. That is the middle of the range, enough body to taste without heavy scale.
- Is Åre alkaline or acidic?
- Yes. Åre has a published pH of 7.9, on the alkaline side of neutral, where it drinks silky, slightly bitter. That comes from bicarbonate-rich geology rather than any additive.
- Can you use Åre for baby formula?
- On its published numbers, Åre clears the German infant-formula limits of sodium under 20, nitrate under 10 and sulfate under 240 mg/L, at sodium 1.3, nitrate 1.3 and sulfate 6.7 mg/L. Still boil and cool any water before mixing formula, and take feeding advice from your pediatrician rather than a water site.
- Is Åre still or sparkling?
- Åre is a still water, bottled without carbonation.
- Where does Åre come from?
- Åre comes from Åre Källa, Jämtland, northern Sweden in Sweden, a single source.