Single source · France
Contrex
Contrexéville, Vosges
The French diet-water institution. Hard, sulfate-heavy, bracing to the point of penance, and that is exactly the appeal.
Mineral analysis
TDS2032mg/L total dissolved solids
Still, full-bodied, calcium-crisp with a dry, mineral finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium74.5 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silicanot published
Sodium9.4 mg/L
low-sodium · under the 20 mg/L diet line
Verified · official analysis ↗
- hard
- dry
- bitter-mineral
Contrex is a still water from France with 2032 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 468 mg/L calcium, 74.5 mg/L magnesium and 9.4 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Very well protected · closest in profile to Vittel.
Type · The Personal Trainer
Find it in: Low sodium · Full body · Dry finish
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Common questions
- What does Contrex taste like?
- Contrex is a still water, full-bodied, clean and crisp, closing on a dry, mineral finish. It belongs to the Personal Trainer type in our sixteen-part typology, and the house tasting notes run hard, dry and bitter-mineral.
- Is Contrex good for you?
- Contrex is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows an intensely mineral water at 2032 mg/L dissolved solids, with a meaningful 74.5 mg/L of magnesium and 468 mg/L of calcium (a serious share of a day’s intake). Sodium sits at 9.4 mg/L, under the 20 mg/L line, so it suits a low-sodium diet.
- What minerals are in Contrex?
- Contrex carries calcium 468, magnesium 74.5 and sodium 9.4 mg/L over bicarbonate 372, sulfate 1187 and chloride 8.6 mg/L. Calcium leads the mineral profile with sulfate the main anion, at 2032 mg/L total dissolved solids.
- How much sodium is in Contrex?
- Contrex carries 9.4 mg/L of sodium. That is under the 20 mg/L line, low enough to suit a low-sodium diet.
- Is Contrex hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Contrex works out to 1468 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.
- Can you use Contrex for baby formula?
- Probably not the first choice. Contrex falls outside the German infant-formula guidance because sulfate at 1187 is over the 240 mg/L line. Pick a still water that clears all three limits, boil and cool it before mixing, and ask your pediatrician.
- Is Contrex still or sparkling?
- Contrex is a still water, bottled without carbonation.
- Where does Contrex come from?
- Contrex comes from Contrexéville, Vosges in France, a single source.