Single source · Germany
Carolinen
Ursprungsquelle, Teutoburger Wald (Bielefeld)
Carbonation addedDrawn from deep Teutoburg stone and heavy with calcium and gypsum sulfate. A water with foundations.
Mineral analysis
TDS1603mg/L total dissolved solids
Sparkling, full-bodied, calcium-crisp with a dry, mineral finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium43 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silicanot published
Sodium14.8 mg/L
low-sodium · under the 20 mg/L diet line
Verified · official analysis ↗
- dense chalk minerality
- dry sulfate edge
- firm mineral finish
Carolinen is a sparkling water from Germany with 1603 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 421 mg/L calcium, 43 mg/L magnesium and 14.8 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Closest in profile to San Pellegrino.
Type · The White Tablecloth
Find it in: Low sodium · Low-Na sparkling · Full body · Dry finish
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Common questions
- What does Carolinen taste like?
- Carolinen is sparkling, full-bodied, clean and crisp, closing on a dry, mineral finish. It belongs to the White Tablecloth type in our sixteen-part typology, and the house tasting notes run dense chalk minerality, dry sulfate edge and firm mineral finish.
- Is Carolinen good for you?
- Carolinen is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows an intensely mineral water at 1603 mg/L dissolved solids, with 421 mg/L of calcium (a serious share of a day’s intake). Sodium sits at 14.8 mg/L, under the 20 mg/L line, so it suits a low-sodium diet.
- What minerals are in Carolinen?
- Carolinen carries calcium 421, magnesium 43, sodium 14.8 and potassium 4.3 mg/L over bicarbonate 317, sulfate 950 and chloride 11 mg/L. Calcium leads the mineral profile with sulfate the main anion, at 1603 mg/L total dissolved solids.
- How much sodium is in Carolinen?
- Carolinen carries 14.8 mg/L of sodium. That is under the 20 mg/L line, low enough to suit a low-sodium diet.
- Is Carolinen hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Carolinen works out to 1225 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 Carolinen still or sparkling?
- Carolinen is a sparkling water. The carbonation is added at bottling.
- Where does Carolinen come from?
- Carolinen comes from Ursprungsquelle, Teutoburger Wald (Bielefeld) in Germany, a single source.