Single source · Switzerland
Henniez
Source de Henniez, Vaud
Switzerland's restaurant default, a soft calcium-bicarbonate water from Vaud that is low in both sodium and sulfate. Easygoing, and better than anyone remembers.
Mineral analysis
TDS571mg/L total dissolved solids
Still, full-bodied, calcium-crisp with a soft, round finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium20 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silicanot published
Sodium7 mg/L
low-sodium · under the 20 mg/L diet line
Verified · official analysis ↗
- soft body
- balanced mineral
- neutral finish
Henniez is a still water from Switzerland with 571 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 104 mg/L calcium, 20 mg/L magnesium and 7 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Measurable surface influence · closest in profile to Evian.
Type · The Cathedral
Find it in: Low sodium · Full body
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Common questions
- What does Henniez taste like?
- Henniez 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 soft body, balanced mineral and neutral finish.
- Is Henniez good for you?
- Henniez is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a moderately mineral water at 571 mg/L dissolved solids. Sodium sits at 7 mg/L, under the 20 mg/L line, so it suits a low-sodium diet.
- What minerals are in Henniez?
- Henniez carries calcium 104, magnesium 20, sodium 7 and potassium 1 mg/L over bicarbonate 389, sulfate 12 and chloride 8 mg/L. Calcium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 571 mg/L total dissolved solids.
- How much sodium is in Henniez?
- Henniez carries 7 mg/L of sodium. That is under the 20 mg/L line, low enough to suit a low-sodium diet.
- Is Henniez hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Henniez works out to 340 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 Henniez for baby formula?
- Probably not the first choice. Henniez falls outside the German infant-formula guidance because nitrate at 14 is over the 10 mg/L line. Pick a still water that clears all three limits, boil and cool it before mixing, and ask your pediatrician.
- Is Henniez still or sparkling?
- Henniez is a still water, bottled without carbonation.
- Where does Henniez come from?
- Henniez comes from Source de Henniez, Vaud in Switzerland, a single source.