Single source · Algeria
Ben Haroun
Ben Haroun spring, Djebahia, Bouira Province
Naturally carbonatedBottled at Djebahia since 1883, dense with sodium bicarbonate, alkaline at the source yet faintly acid in the glass. Nothing else in the Maghreb drinks quite like it.
Mineral analysis
TDS2800mg/L total dissolved solids
Sparkling, full-bodied, sodium-savory with a soft, round finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium63.18 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silicanot published
Sodium680 mg/L
a savory, higher-sodium pour
Verified · official analysis ↗
- sharp carbonic prickle
- dense bicarbonate body
- dry sodic finish
Ben Haroun is a sparkling water from Algeria with 2800 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 413 mg/L calcium, 63.18 mg/L magnesium and 680 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Balanced · closest in profile to Borjomi.
Type · The Spa Baron
Find it in: Natural fizz · Full body · Savory
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Common questions
- What does Ben Haroun taste like?
- Ben Haroun is sparkling, full-bodied, silky and soft, closing on a soft, round finish. It belongs to the Spa Baron type in our sixteen-part typology, and the house tasting notes run sharp carbonic prickle, dense bicarbonate body and dry sodic finish.
- Is Ben Haroun good for you?
- Ben Haroun is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows an intensely mineral water at 2800 mg/L dissolved solids, with a meaningful 63.18 mg/L of magnesium and 413 mg/L of calcium (a serious share of a day’s intake). Sodium sits at 680 mg/L, genuinely saline territory and part of how it tastes.
- What minerals are in Ben Haroun?
- Ben Haroun carries calcium 413, magnesium 63.18, sodium 680 and potassium 9.6 mg/L over bicarbonate 1809.3, sulfate 514.4 and chloride 399 mg/L. Sodium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 2800 mg/L total dissolved solids.
- How much sodium is in Ben Haroun?
- Ben Haroun carries 680 mg/L of sodium. That is genuinely saline water, far past the 20 mg/L low-sodium line.
- Is Ben Haroun hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Ben Haroun works out to 1285 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 Ben Haroun alkaline or acidic?
- Ben Haroun is effectively neutral at pH 6.7, neither an alkaline nor an acidic water.
- Is Ben Haroun still or sparkling?
- Ben Haroun is a sparkling water. The carbonation is natural, carried out of the ground with the water rather than added at bottling.
- Where does Ben Haroun come from?
- Ben Haroun comes from Ben Haroun spring, Djebahia, Bouira Province in Algeria, a single source.