Composite source · France
Cristaline
Source Louise, Mérignies (Nord)
Created in 1992 to be the cheapest bottle in France, now drawn from 34 springs and poured in half the country's households. What it holds depends on which spring filled it.
Mineral analysis
TDS455mg/L total dissolved solids
Still, full-bodied, calcium-crisp with a soft, round finish, and a silica glow.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium26 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silica26 mg/L
the glow
Sodium55 mg/L
a savory, higher-sodium pour
Verified · official analysis ↗
- soft mineral weight
- faint chalk
- clean neutral finish
Cristaline is a still water from France with 455 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 65 mg/L calcium, 26 mg/L magnesium and 55 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Pristine, untouched source · closest in profile to Tipperary.
Type · The Cathedral
Find it in: High silica · Full body
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Common questions
- What does Cristaline taste like?
- Cristaline is a still water, full-bodied, clean and crisp, closing on a soft, round finish, with a silica smoothness. It belongs to the Cathedral type in our sixteen-part typology, and the house tasting notes run soft mineral weight, faint chalk and clean neutral finish. Its pH is just over neutral, which on the palate reads as a touch sweet.
- Is Cristaline good for you?
- Cristaline is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a moderately mineral water at 455 mg/L dissolved solids, with 26 mg/L of silica (over our glow line). Sodium sits at 55 mg/L, over the 20 mg/L low-sodium line.
- What minerals are in Cristaline?
- Cristaline carries calcium 65, magnesium 26, sodium 55 and potassium 20 mg/L over bicarbonate 443, sulfate 29 and chloride 13 mg/L. Calcium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 455 mg/L total dissolved solids. It also publishes 26 mg/L of silica, the beauty mineral.
- How much sodium is in Cristaline?
- Cristaline carries 55 mg/L of sodium. That is over the 20 mg/L line a low-sodium claim requires.
- Is Cristaline hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Cristaline works out to 267 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 Cristaline alkaline or acidic?
- Cristaline 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 Cristaline for baby formula?
- Probably not the first choice. Cristaline falls outside the German infant-formula guidance because sodium at 55 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 Cristaline still or sparkling?
- Cristaline is a still water, bottled without carbonation.
- Where does Cristaline come from?
- Cristaline comes from Source Louise, Mérignies (Nord) in France, drawn from more than one source.