Composite source · Romania
Borsec
Borsec mineral springs, Harghita County (multi-spring capture; principally Springs 1 and 2)
Naturally carbonatedEnormously mineral for a European sparkler, calcium and bicarbonate high enough to define every sip. A water that announces itself.
Mineral analysis
TDS1490mg/L total dissolved solids
Sparkling, full-bodied, calcium-crisp with a soft, round finish, a tonic magnesium edge.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium108 mg/L
bracing & tonic
Silicanot published
Sodium72 mg/L
a savory, higher-sodium pour
Verified · official analysis ↗
- dense chalk and cream
- vivid carbonic bite
- long mineral finish
Borsec is a sparkling water from Romania with 1490 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 338 mg/L calcium, 108 mg/L magnesium and 72 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
A faintly sour edge · closest in profile to Gerolsteiner.
Type · The Bistro
Find it in: High magnesium · Natural fizz · Full body
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Common questions
- What does Borsec taste like?
- Borsec is sparkling, full-bodied, clean and crisp, closing on a soft, round finish, with a bracing magnesium edge. It belongs to the Bistro type in our sixteen-part typology, and the house tasting notes run dense chalk and cream, vivid carbonic bite and long mineral finish. Its pH is acidic, which on the palate reads as a faintly sour edge.
- Is Borsec good for you?
- Borsec is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a rich and mineral water at 1490 mg/L dissolved solids, with 108 mg/L of magnesium (over the taste line) and 338 mg/L of calcium (a serious share of a day’s intake). Sodium sits at 72 mg/L, over the 20 mg/L low-sodium line.
- What minerals are in Borsec?
- Borsec carries calcium 338, magnesium 108, sodium 72 and potassium 12 mg/L over bicarbonate 1800, sulfate 14 and chloride 26 mg/L. Calcium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 1490 mg/L total dissolved solids.
- How much sodium is in Borsec?
- Borsec carries 72 mg/L of sodium. That is over the 20 mg/L line a low-sodium claim requires.
- Is Borsec hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Borsec works out to 1277 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 Borsec alkaline or acidic?
- No. Borsec runs acidic at pH 6.5, which is normal for a sparkling water where dissolved carbon dioxide turns to carbonic acid, so it reads as a faintly sour edge.
- Is Borsec still or sparkling?
- Borsec is a sparkling water. The carbonation is natural, carried out of the ground with the water rather than added at bottling.
- Where does Borsec come from?
- Borsec comes from Borsec mineral springs, Harghita County (multi-spring capture; principally Springs 1 and 2) in Romania, drawn from more than one source.