Single source · Austria
Gasteiner
Bad Gastein springs, Hohe Tauern (Elisabeth-/Kristallquelle)
Drawn from the Hohe Tauern, this is Austria's lightest mineralisation, almost glacial in its restraint. You taste the absence as much as anything.
Mineral analysis
TDS206mg/L total dissolved solids
Still, light, calcium-crisp with a soft, round finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium1.45 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silica12.94 mg/L
clean fuel
Sodium16.3 mg/L
low-sodium · under the 20 mg/L diet line
Verified · official analysis ↗
- ultra soft
- light touch
- barely there
Gasteiner is a still water from Austria with 206 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 31 mg/L calcium, 1.45 mg/L magnesium and 16.3 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Well protected · closest in profile to Acqua Panna.
Type · The Minimalist
Find it in: Low sodium · Baby safe · Light
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Common questions
- What does Gasteiner taste like?
- Gasteiner 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 ultra soft, light touch and barely there.
- Is Gasteiner good for you?
- Gasteiner is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a lightly mineral water at 206 mg/L dissolved solids. Sodium sits at 16.3 mg/L, under the 20 mg/L line, so it suits a low-sodium diet.
- What minerals are in Gasteiner?
- Gasteiner carries calcium 31, magnesium 1.45, sodium 16.3 and potassium 2.5 mg/L over bicarbonate 81.7, sulfate 33 and chloride 11.7 mg/L. Calcium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 206 mg/L total dissolved solids. It also publishes 12.94 mg/L of silica, the beauty mineral.
- How much sodium is in Gasteiner?
- Gasteiner carries 16.3 mg/L of sodium. That is under the 20 mg/L line, low enough to suit a low-sodium diet.
- Is Gasteiner hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Gasteiner works out to 83 mg/L as calcium carbonate, which counts as moderately hard water. That is the middle of the range, enough body to taste without heavy scale.
- Can you use Gasteiner for baby formula?
- On its published numbers, Gasteiner clears the German infant-formula limits of sodium under 20, nitrate under 10 and sulfate under 240 mg/L, at sodium 16.3, nitrate 5.8 and sulfate 33 mg/L. Still boil and cool any water before mixing formula, and take feeding advice from your pediatrician rather than a water site.
- Is Gasteiner still or sparkling?
- Gasteiner is a still water, bottled without carbonation.
- Where does Gasteiner come from?
- Gasteiner comes from Bad Gastein springs, Hohe Tauern (Elisabeth-/Kristallquelle) in Austria, a single source.