Single source · Switzerland
Arkina
Rhaezuens spring, Grisons (Feldschloesschen / Rhaetische Heilquellen AG)
An Yverdon name in exile, drawn these days from Grisons rock at Rhäzüns. Soft calcium bicarbonate, low in sodium, clean at the finish.
Mineral analysis
TDS520mg/L total dissolved solids
Still, full-bodied, calcium-crisp with a soft, round finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium25.7 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silica7.7 mg/L
clean fuel
Sodium8.9 mg/L
low-sodium · under the 20 mg/L diet line
Verified · official analysis ↗
- soft body
- gentle calcium
- clean neutral close
Arkina is a still water from Switzerland with 520 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 85 mg/L calcium, 25.7 mg/L magnesium and 8.9 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Pristine, untouched source · 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 Arkina taste like?
- Arkina 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 body, gentle calcium and clean neutral close.
- Is Arkina good for you?
- Arkina is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a moderately mineral water at 520 mg/L dissolved solids. Sodium sits at 8.9 mg/L, under the 20 mg/L line, so it suits a low-sodium diet.
- What minerals are in Arkina?
- Arkina carries calcium 85, magnesium 25.7, sodium 8.9 and potassium 0.8 mg/L over bicarbonate 355, sulfate 40.8 and chloride 1.6 mg/L. Calcium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 520 mg/L total dissolved solids. It also publishes 7.7 mg/L of silica, the beauty mineral.
- How much sodium is in Arkina?
- Arkina carries 8.9 mg/L of sodium. That is under the 20 mg/L line, low enough to suit a low-sodium diet.
- Is Arkina hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Arkina works out to 315 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 Arkina for baby formula?
- On its published numbers, Arkina clears the German infant-formula limits of sodium under 20, nitrate under 10 and sulfate under 240 mg/L, at sodium 8.9, nitrate 0.8 and sulfate 40.8 mg/L. Still boil and cool any water before mixing formula, and take feeding advice from your pediatrician rather than a water site.
- Is Arkina still or sparkling?
- Arkina is a still water, bottled without carbonation.
- Where does Arkina come from?
- Arkina comes from Rhaezuens spring, Grisons (Feldschloesschen / Rhaetische Heilquellen AG) in Switzerland, a single source.