Single source · Germany
Gerolsteiner
Gerolstein, Eifel (volcanic)
Naturally carbonatedFounded by a mine manager in 1888 where the Volcanic Eifel's dolomite loads the water and the earth itself carbonates it. Germany's best-selling mineral water, calcium and magnesium both turned up.
Mineral analysis
TDS2500mg/L total dissolved solids
Sparkling, full-bodied, calcium-crisp with a soft, round finish, a tonic magnesium edge, and a silica glow.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium104 mg/L
bracing & tonic
Silica40.2 mg/L
the glow
Sodium117 mg/L
a savory, higher-sodium pour
Verified · official analysis ↗
- firm fizz
- mineral-rich
- tonic
Gerolsteiner is a sparkling water from Germany with 2500 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 347 mg/L calcium, 104 mg/L magnesium and 117 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Well protected · closest in profile to Badoit.
Type · The Bistro
Find it in: High magnesium · High silica · Natural fizz · Full body
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Common questions
- What does Gerolsteiner taste like?
- Gerolsteiner is sparkling, full-bodied, clean and crisp, closing on a soft, round finish, with a bracing magnesium edge and a silica smoothness. It belongs to the Bistro type in our sixteen-part typology, and the house tasting notes run firm fizz, mineral-rich and tonic.
- Is Gerolsteiner good for you?
- Gerolsteiner is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows an intensely mineral water at 2500 mg/L dissolved solids, with 104 mg/L of magnesium (over the taste line), 347 mg/L of calcium (a serious share of a day’s intake) and 40.2 mg/L of silica (over our glow line). Sodium sits at 117 mg/L, over the 20 mg/L low-sodium line.
- What minerals are in Gerolsteiner?
- Gerolsteiner carries calcium 347, magnesium 104 and sodium 117 mg/L over bicarbonate 1808, sulfate 37 and chloride 40 mg/L. Calcium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 2500 mg/L total dissolved solids. It also publishes 40.2 mg/L of silica, the beauty mineral.
- How much sodium is in Gerolsteiner?
- Gerolsteiner carries 117 mg/L of sodium. That is over the 20 mg/L line a low-sodium claim requires.
- Is Gerolsteiner hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Gerolsteiner works out to 1284 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 Gerolsteiner still or sparkling?
- Gerolsteiner is a sparkling water. The carbonation is natural, carried out of the ground with the water rather than added at bottling. The bead sits in the middle, neither shy nor sharp.
- Where does Gerolsteiner come from?
- Gerolsteiner comes from Gerolstein, Eifel (volcanic) in Germany, a single source.