Single source · Italy
Chiarella
Hidden in a basin above Menaggio over Lake Como, this oligomineral is almost sodium-free. Soft, light, and barely there on the tongue.
Mineral analysis
TDS235mg/L total dissolved solids
Still, light, calcium-crisp with a soft, round finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium27 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silicanot published
Sodium0.9 mg/L
low-sodium · under the 20 mg/L diet line
Verified · official analysis ↗
- soft and light
- barely there
- clean finish
Chiarella is a still water from Italy with 235 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 42.5 mg/L calcium, 27 mg/L magnesium and 0.9 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
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 Chiarella taste like?
- Chiarella 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 soft and light, barely there and clean finish. Its pH is just over neutral, which on the palate reads as a touch sweet.
- Is Chiarella good for you?
- Chiarella is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a lightly mineral water at 235 mg/L dissolved solids. Sodium sits at 0.9 mg/L, under the 20 mg/L line, so it suits a low-sodium diet.
- What minerals are in Chiarella?
- Chiarella carries calcium 42.5, magnesium 27, sodium 0.9 and potassium 0.28 mg/L over bicarbonate 258, sulfate 6.3 and chloride 4.6 mg/L. Calcium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 235 mg/L total dissolved solids.
- How much sodium is in Chiarella?
- Chiarella carries 0.9 mg/L of sodium. That is under the 20 mg/L line, low enough to suit a low-sodium diet.
- Is Chiarella hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Chiarella works out to 214 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 Chiarella alkaline or acidic?
- Chiarella sits at pH 7.5, 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 Chiarella for baby formula?
- On its published numbers, Chiarella clears the German infant-formula limits of sodium under 20, nitrate under 10 and sulfate under 240 mg/L, at sodium 0.9, nitrate 4.6 and sulfate 6.3 mg/L. Still boil and cool any water before mixing formula, and take feeding advice from your pediatrician rather than a water site.
- Is Chiarella still or sparkling?
- Chiarella is a still water, bottled without carbonation.
- Where does Chiarella come from?
- Chiarella comes from a single source in Italy.