Single source · United Kingdom
Brecon Carreg
Brecon Beacons, Trap, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Calcium-bicarbonate straight off the Brecon Beacons, low in sodium and clean. A quiet, balanced Welsh glass with a whisper of silica.
Mineral analysis
TDS210mg/L total dissolved solids
Still, light, calcium-crisp with a soft, round finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium15 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silica7 mg/L
clean fuel
Sodium5 mg/L
low-sodium · under the 20 mg/L diet line
Verified · official analysis ↗
- balanced mineral
- low salt
- smooth close
Brecon Carreg is a still water from United Kingdom with 210 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 55 mg/L calcium, 15 mg/L magnesium and 5 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Very well protected · closest in profile to Highland Spring.
Type · The Minimalist
Find it in: Low sodium · Baby safe · Light
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Common questions
- What does Brecon Carreg taste like?
- Brecon Carreg is a still water, light-bodied, clean and crisp, closing on a soft, round finish. It belongs to the Minimalist type in our sixteen-part typology, and the house tasting notes run balanced mineral, low salt and smooth close. Its pH is just over neutral, which on the palate reads as a touch sweet.
- Is Brecon Carreg good for you?
- Brecon Carreg is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a lightly mineral water at 210 mg/L dissolved solids. Sodium sits at 5 mg/L, under the 20 mg/L line, so it suits a low-sodium diet.
- What minerals are in Brecon Carreg?
- Brecon Carreg carries calcium 55, magnesium 15, sodium 5 and potassium 0.5 mg/L over bicarbonate 225, sulfate 9 and chloride 9 mg/L. Calcium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 210 mg/L total dissolved solids. It also publishes 7 mg/L of silica, the beauty mineral.
- How much sodium is in Brecon Carreg?
- Brecon Carreg carries 5 mg/L of sodium. That is under the 20 mg/L line, low enough to suit a low-sodium diet.
- Is Brecon Carreg hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Brecon Carreg works out to 198 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 Brecon Carreg alkaline or acidic?
- Brecon Carreg sits at pH 7.6, just over neutral, so faintly alkaline rather than a true high-pH water. On the palate that reads as a touch sweet.
- Can you use Brecon Carreg for baby formula?
- On its published numbers, Brecon Carreg clears the German infant-formula limits of sodium under 20, nitrate under 10 and sulfate under 240 mg/L, at sodium 5, nitrate 3.5 and sulfate 9 mg/L. Still boil and cool any water before mixing formula, and take feeding advice from your pediatrician rather than a water site.
- Is Brecon Carreg still or sparkling?
- Brecon Carreg is a still water, bottled without carbonation.
- Where does Brecon Carreg come from?
- Brecon Carreg comes from Brecon Beacons, Trap, Carmarthenshire, Wales in the United Kingdom, a single source.