Single source · Ireland
Ballygowan
Newcastle West, Co. Limerick
Ireland's limestone workhorse, hard and bicarbonate-rich off a 750-year soak through carboniferous rock. Mineral-forward, quietly low in salt.
Mineral analysis
TDS582mg/L total dissolved solids
Still, full-bodied, calcium-crisp with a soft, round finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium20 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silicanot published
Sodium16 mg/L
low-sodium · under the 20 mg/L diet line
Verified · official analysis ↗
- mineral forward
- hard limestone body
- clean low-salt finish
Ballygowan is a still water from Ireland with 582 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 100 mg/L calcium, 20 mg/L magnesium and 16 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Some surface influence · 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 Ballygowan taste like?
- Ballygowan 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 mineral forward, hard limestone body and clean low-salt finish.
- Is Ballygowan good for you?
- Ballygowan is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a moderately mineral water at 582 mg/L dissolved solids. Sodium sits at 16 mg/L, under the 20 mg/L line, so it suits a low-sodium diet.
- What minerals are in Ballygowan?
- Ballygowan carries calcium 100, magnesium 20, sodium 16 and potassium 3 mg/L over bicarbonate 400, sulfate 15 and chloride 28 mg/L. Calcium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 582 mg/L total dissolved solids.
- How much sodium is in Ballygowan?
- Ballygowan carries 16 mg/L of sodium. That is under the 20 mg/L line, low enough to suit a low-sodium diet.
- Is Ballygowan hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Ballygowan works out to 330 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 Ballygowan alkaline or acidic?
- Ballygowan is effectively neutral at pH 7.2, neither an alkaline nor an acidic water.
- Can you use Ballygowan for baby formula?
- On its published numbers, Ballygowan clears the German infant-formula limits of sodium under 20, nitrate under 10 and sulfate under 240 mg/L, at sodium 16, nitrate 9 and sulfate 15 mg/L. Still boil and cool any water before mixing formula, and take feeding advice from your pediatrician rather than a water site.
- Is Ballygowan still or sparkling?
- Ballygowan is a still water, bottled without carbonation.
- Where does Ballygowan come from?
- Ballygowan comes from Newcastle West, Co. Limerick in Ireland, a single source.