Single source · Iceland
Icelandic Glacial
Ölfus Spring, Hlíðarendi
Five thousand years through Icelandic lava rock give this a naturally alkaline, barely-there character. Soft enough to disappear.
Mineral analysis
TDS72mg/L total dissolved solids
Still, light, sodium-savory with a soft, round finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium2 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silica9.5 mg/L
clean fuel
Sodium11 mg/L
low-sodium · under the 20 mg/L diet line
Verified · official analysis ↗
- soft body
- alkaline lift
- clean finish
Icelandic Glacial is a still water from Iceland with 72 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 6 mg/L calcium, 2 mg/L magnesium and 11 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Pristine, untouched source · closest in profile to Voss.
Type · The Soft-Spoken
Find it in: Low sodium · Baby safe · Light · Savory
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Common questions
- What does Icelandic Glacial taste like?
- Icelandic Glacial is a still water, light-bodied, silky and soft, closing on a soft, round finish. It belongs to the Soft-Spoken type in our sixteen-part typology, and the house tasting notes run soft body, alkaline lift and clean finish. Its pH is alkaline, which on the palate reads as silky, slightly bitter.
- Is Icelandic Glacial good for you?
- Icelandic Glacial is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a lightly mineral water at 72 mg/L dissolved solids. Sodium sits at 11 mg/L, under the 20 mg/L line, so it suits a low-sodium diet.
- What minerals are in Icelandic Glacial?
- Icelandic Glacial carries calcium 6, magnesium 2, sodium 11 and potassium 1 mg/L over bicarbonate 35, sulfate 3 and chloride 12 mg/L. Sodium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 72 mg/L total dissolved solids. It also publishes 9.5 mg/L of silica, the beauty mineral.
- How much sodium is in Icelandic Glacial?
- Icelandic Glacial carries 11 mg/L of sodium. That is under the 20 mg/L line, low enough to suit a low-sodium diet.
- Is Icelandic Glacial hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Icelandic Glacial works out to 23 mg/L as calcium carbonate, which counts as slightly hard water. That is soft enough to leave a kettle clean and to drink light.
- Is Icelandic Glacial alkaline or acidic?
- Yes. Icelandic Glacial has a published pH of 8.4, 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 Icelandic Glacial for baby formula?
- On its published numbers, Icelandic Glacial clears the German infant-formula limits of sodium under 20, nitrate under 10 and sulfate under 240 mg/L, at sodium 11, nitrate 0.1 and sulfate 3 mg/L. Still boil and cool any water before mixing formula, and take feeding advice from your pediatrician rather than a water site.
- Is Icelandic Glacial still or sparkling?
- Icelandic Glacial is a still water, bottled without carbonation.
- Where does Icelandic Glacial come from?
- Icelandic Glacial comes from Ölfus Spring, Hlíðarendi in Iceland, a single source.