Single source · France
Evian
Évian-les-Bains, Alps
In 1789 a marquis with kidney stones drank from the Cachat spring on his walks and swore it cured him, and doctors have prescribed Evian ever since. Fifteen years of glacial sand make it balanced and stubbornly itself.
Mineral analysis
TDS357mg/L total dissolved solids
Still, full-bodied, calcium-crisp with a soft, round finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium26 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silica15 mg/L
clean fuel
Sodium6.5 mg/L
low-sodium · under the 20 mg/L diet line
Verified · official analysis ↗
- balanced
- mineral
- clean finish
Evian is a still water from France with 357 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 80 mg/L calcium, 26 mg/L magnesium and 6.5 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Very well protected · closest in profile to Solán de Cabras.
Type · The Cathedral
Find it in: Low sodium · Baby safe · Full body
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Common questions
- What does Evian taste like?
- Evian is a still water, full-bodied, clean and crisp, closing on a soft, round finish. It belongs to the Cathedral type in our sixteen-part typology, and the house tasting notes run balanced, mineral and clean finish.
- Is Evian good for you?
- Evian is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a moderately mineral water at 357 mg/L dissolved solids. Sodium sits at 6.5 mg/L, under the 20 mg/L line, so it suits a low-sodium diet.
- What minerals are in Evian?
- Evian carries calcium 80, magnesium 26 and sodium 6.5 mg/L over bicarbonate 360, sulfate 14 and chloride 10 mg/L. Calcium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 357 mg/L total dissolved solids. It also publishes 15 mg/L of silica, the beauty mineral.
- How much sodium is in Evian?
- Evian carries 6.5 mg/L of sodium. That is under the 20 mg/L line, low enough to suit a low-sodium diet.
- Is Evian hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Evian works out to 304 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 Evian for baby formula?
- On its published numbers, Evian clears the German infant-formula limits of sodium under 20, nitrate under 10 and sulfate under 240 mg/L, at sodium 6.5, nitrate 3.8 and sulfate 14 mg/L. Still boil and cool any water before mixing formula, and take feeding advice from your pediatrician rather than a water site.
- Is Evian still or sparkling?
- Evian is a still water, bottled without carbonation.
- Where does Evian come from?
- Evian comes from Évian-les-Bains, Alps in France, a single source.