Single source · Italy
Boario
Terme di Boario source area, Darfo Boario Terme (BS), Valcamonica, Lombardy
Drawn from deep beneath Valcamonica, where thermal cures have run since the eighteenth century. Calcium and sulfate give it a firm, faintly medicinal backbone.
Mineral analysis
TDS566mg/L total dissolved solids
Still, full-bodied, calcium-crisp with a soft, round finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium40 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silica11 mg/L
clean fuel
Sodium4.9 mg/L
low-sodium · under the 20 mg/L diet line
Verified · official analysis ↗
- chalky calcium weight
- bitter sulfate edge
- cold metallic finish
Boario is a still water from Italy with 566 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 120 mg/L calcium, 40 mg/L magnesium and 4.9 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Well protected · closest in profile to Ifri.
Type · The Cathedral
Find it in: Low sodium · Baby safe · Full body
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Common questions
- What does Boario taste like?
- Boario 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 chalky calcium weight, bitter sulfate edge and cold metallic finish.
- Is Boario good for you?
- Boario is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a moderately mineral water at 566 mg/L dissolved solids. Sodium sits at 4.9 mg/L, under the 20 mg/L line, so it suits a low-sodium diet.
- What minerals are in Boario?
- Boario carries calcium 120, magnesium 40, sodium 4.9 and potassium 1.7 mg/L over bicarbonate 303, sulfate 222 and chloride 4.9 mg/L. Calcium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 566 mg/L total dissolved solids. It also publishes 11 mg/L of silica, the beauty mineral.
- How much sodium is in Boario?
- Boario carries 4.9 mg/L of sodium. That is under the 20 mg/L line, low enough to suit a low-sodium diet.
- Is Boario hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Boario works out to 460 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 Boario alkaline or acidic?
- Boario is effectively neutral at pH 7.2, neither an alkaline nor an acidic water.
- Can you use Boario for baby formula?
- On its published numbers, Boario clears the German infant-formula limits of sodium under 20, nitrate under 10 and sulfate under 240 mg/L, at sodium 4.9, nitrate 5.6 and sulfate 222 mg/L. Still boil and cool any water before mixing formula, and take feeding advice from your pediatrician rather than a water site.
- Is Boario still or sparkling?
- Boario is a still water, bottled without carbonation.
- Where does Boario come from?
- Boario comes from Terme di Boario source area, Darfo Boario Terme (BS), Valcamonica, Lombardy in Italy, a single source.