Single source · Canada
Gize
Spa Springs, Middleton, Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia
Calcium and sulfate stacked to very-hard extremes, filtered through gold and priced as a collectible. The mineral load is real; so is the theatre.
Mineral analysis
TDS1170mg/L total dissolved solids
Still, full-bodied, calcium-crisp with a dry, mineral finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium9.5 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silica15 mg/L
clean fuel
Sodium36.1 mg/L
a savory, higher-sodium pour
Verified · official analysis ↗
- chalky mineral weight
- faint sulfurous edge
- dense lingering finish
Gize is a still water from Canada with 1170 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 286 mg/L calcium, 9.5 mg/L magnesium and 36.1 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Very well protected · closest in profile to Vittel.
Type · The Personal Trainer
Find it in: Full body · Dry finish
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Common questions
- What does Gize taste like?
- Gize 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 chalky mineral weight, faint sulfurous edge and dense lingering finish. Its pH is alkaline, which on the palate reads as silky, slightly bitter.
- Is Gize good for you?
- Gize is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a rich and mineral water at 1170 mg/L dissolved solids, with 286 mg/L of calcium. Sodium sits at 36.1 mg/L, over the 20 mg/L low-sodium line.
- What minerals are in Gize?
- Gize carries calcium 286, magnesium 9.5, sodium 36.1 and potassium 1.9 mg/L over bicarbonate 115, sulfate 692 and chloride 9.9 mg/L. Calcium leads the mineral profile with sulfate the main anion, at 1170 mg/L total dissolved solids. It also publishes 15 mg/L of silica, the beauty mineral.
- How much sodium is in Gize?
- Gize carries 36.1 mg/L of sodium. That is over the 20 mg/L line a low-sodium claim requires.
- Is Gize hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Gize works out to 753 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 Gize alkaline or acidic?
- Yes. Gize has a published pH of 8.1, on the alkaline side of neutral, where it drinks silky, slightly bitter. That comes from bicarbonate-rich geology rather than any additive.
- Can you use Gize for baby formula?
- Probably not the first choice. Gize falls outside the German infant-formula guidance because sodium at 36.1 is over the 20 mg/L line and sulfate at 692 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 Gize still or sparkling?
- Gize is a still water, bottled without carbonation.
- Where does Gize come from?
- Gize comes from Spa Springs, Middleton, Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia in Canada, a single source.