Single source · Moldova
Gura Căinarului
Springs near Gura Căinarului village, Florești district, Moldova (~150 m depth)
Moldova's deep-aquifer heavyweight, sulfate and bicarbonate stacked thick with sodium riding alongside. Closer to a spa cure than a table pour.
Mineral analysis
TDS2230mg/L total dissolved solids
Sparkling, full-bodied, calcium-crisp with a dry, mineral finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium88.6 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silicanot published
Sodium332.5 mg/L
a savory, higher-sodium pour
Verified · official analysis ↗
- heavy on the tongue
- faint saline bite
- long sulfurous finish
Gura Căinarului is a sparkling water from Moldova with 2230 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 188.5 mg/L calcium, 88.6 mg/L magnesium and 332.5 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
A touch sweet · closest in profile to San Pellegrino.
Type · The White Tablecloth
Find it in: Full body · Dry finish
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Common questions
- What does Gura Căinarului taste like?
- Gura Căinarului is sparkling, full-bodied, clean and crisp, closing on a dry, mineral finish. It belongs to the White Tablecloth type in our sixteen-part typology, and the house tasting notes run heavy on the tongue, faint saline bite and long sulfurous finish. Its pH is just over neutral, which on the palate reads as a touch sweet.
- Is Gura Căinarului good for you?
- Gura Căinarului is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows an intensely mineral water at 2230 mg/L dissolved solids, with a meaningful 88.6 mg/L of magnesium and 188.5 mg/L of calcium. Sodium sits at 332.5 mg/L, genuinely saline territory and part of how it tastes.
- What minerals are in Gura Căinarului?
- Gura Căinarului carries calcium 188.5, magnesium 88.6, sodium 332.5 and potassium 15 mg/L over bicarbonate 695.4, sulfate 822.4 and chloride 85.1 mg/L. Sodium leads the mineral profile with sulfate the main anion, at 2230 mg/L total dissolved solids.
- How much sodium is in Gura Căinarului?
- Gura Căinarului carries 332.5 mg/L of sodium. That is genuinely saline water, far past the 20 mg/L low-sodium line.
- Is Gura Căinarului hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Gura Căinarului works out to 826 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 Gura Căinarului alkaline or acidic?
- Gura Căinarului sits at pH 7.58, just over neutral, so faintly alkaline rather than a true high-pH water. On the palate that reads as a touch sweet.
- Is Gura Căinarului still or sparkling?
- Gura Căinarului is a sparkling water.
- Where does Gura Căinarului come from?
- Gura Căinarului comes from Springs near Gura Căinarului village, Florești district, Moldova (~150 m depth) in Moldova, a single source.