Single source · South Africa
Cape Karoo
Spring on the Paardeberg granite massif, Weltevrede Estate, near Paarl, Western Cape
Soft and low in almost everything, with a quietly saline finish off the chloride. Karoo water that keeps to itself.
Mineral analysis
TDS190mg/L total dissolved solids
Still, light, sodium-savory with a dry, mineral finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium2.4 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silicanot published
Sodium27.6 mg/L
a savory, higher-sodium pour
Verified · official analysis ↗
- faintly mineral
- mild saline edge
- clean neutral close
Cape Karoo is a still water from South Africa with 190 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 14.7 mg/L calcium, 2.4 mg/L magnesium and 27.6 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Pristine, untouched source · closest in profile to Luso.
Type · The Sea Breeze
Find it in: Light · Savory · Dry finish
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Common questions
- What does Cape Karoo taste like?
- Cape Karoo is a still water, light-bodied, silky and soft, closing on a dry, mineral finish. It belongs to the Sea Breeze type in our sixteen-part typology, and the house tasting notes run faintly mineral, mild saline edge and clean neutral close.
- Is Cape Karoo good for you?
- Cape Karoo is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a lightly mineral water at 190 mg/L dissolved solids. Sodium sits at 27.6 mg/L, over the 20 mg/L low-sodium line.
- What minerals are in Cape Karoo?
- Cape Karoo carries calcium 14.7, magnesium 2.4, sodium 27.6 and potassium 1.7 mg/L over bicarbonate 31, sulfate 6 and chloride 44.1 mg/L. Sodium leads the mineral profile with chloride the main anion, at 190 mg/L total dissolved solids.
- How much sodium is in Cape Karoo?
- Cape Karoo carries 27.6 mg/L of sodium. That is over the 20 mg/L line a low-sodium claim requires.
- Is Cape Karoo hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Cape Karoo works out to 46 mg/L as calcium carbonate, which counts as slightly hard water. That is soft enough to leave a kettle clean and to drink light.
- Is Cape Karoo alkaline or acidic?
- Cape Karoo is effectively neutral at pH 7.2, neither an alkaline nor an acidic water.
- Can you use Cape Karoo for baby formula?
- Probably not the first choice. Cape Karoo falls outside the German infant-formula guidance because sodium at 27.6 is over the 20 mg/L line. Pick a still water that clears all three limits, boil and cool it before mixing, and ask your pediatrician.
- Is Cape Karoo still or sparkling?
- Cape Karoo is a still water, bottled without carbonation.
- Where does Cape Karoo come from?
- Cape Karoo comes from Spring on the Paardeberg granite massif, Weltevrede Estate, near Paarl, Western Cape in South Africa, a single source.