Single source · India
Himalayan
Confined aquifer beneath the Shivalik Range, Dhaula Kuan, Paonta Sahib, Himachal Pradesh
Two decades filtering through Shivalik foothill rock, arriving with a calm bicarbonate finish and no urge to impress.
Mineral analysis
TDS239mg/L total dissolved solids
Still, light, calcium-crisp with a soft, round finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium15 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silicanot published
Sodium20 mg/L
a savory, higher-sodium pour
Verified · official analysis ↗
- soft bicarbonate roundness
- gentle calcium weight
- clean neutral close
Himalayan is a still water from India with 239 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 62 mg/L calcium, 15 mg/L magnesium and 20 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
A touch sweet · closest in profile to Fiji.
Type · The Minimalist
Find it in: Light
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Common questions
- What does Himalayan taste like?
- Himalayan 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 soft bicarbonate roundness, gentle calcium weight and clean neutral close. Its pH is just over neutral, which on the palate reads as a touch sweet.
- Is Himalayan good for you?
- Himalayan is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a lightly mineral water at 239 mg/L dissolved solids. Sodium sits at 20 mg/L, over the 20 mg/L low-sodium line.
- What minerals are in Himalayan?
- Himalayan carries calcium 62, magnesium 15, sodium 20 and potassium 2 mg/L over bicarbonate 263, sulfate 0 and chloride 8 mg/L. Calcium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 239 mg/L total dissolved solids.
- How much sodium is in Himalayan?
- Himalayan carries 20 mg/L of sodium. That is over the 20 mg/L line a low-sodium claim requires.
- Is Himalayan hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Himalayan works out to 215 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 Himalayan alkaline or acidic?
- Himalayan sits at pH 7.4, just over neutral, so faintly alkaline rather than a true high-pH water. On the palate that reads as a touch sweet.
- Is Himalayan still or sparkling?
- Himalayan is a still water, bottled without carbonation.
- Where does Himalayan come from?
- Himalayan comes from Confined aquifer beneath the Shivalik Range, Dhaula Kuan, Paonta Sahib, Himachal Pradesh in India, a single source.