Single source · Algeria
Ifri
Ifri spring, village of Ifri near Ighzer Amokrane, Ouzellaguen, Soummam Valley, Kabylie, Algeria
A rounded calcium-bicarbonate water from the mountains above the Soummam valley. Moderately mineral, made for every day rather than for occasions.
Mineral analysis
TDS550mg/L total dissolved solids
Still, full-bodied, calcium-crisp with a soft, round finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium29 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silicanot published
Sodium33 mg/L
a savory, higher-sodium pour
Verified · official analysis ↗
- soft calcium mid-palate
- faint mineral dryness
- nothing sharp
Ifri is a still water from Algeria with 550 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 99 mg/L calcium, 29 mg/L magnesium and 33 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Measurable surface influence · closest in profile to Buxton.
Type · The Cathedral
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Common questions
- What does Ifri taste like?
- Ifri 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 calcium mid-palate, faint mineral dryness and nothing sharp.
- Is Ifri good for you?
- Ifri is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a moderately mineral water at 550 mg/L dissolved solids. Sodium sits at 33 mg/L, over the 20 mg/L low-sodium line.
- What minerals are in Ifri?
- Ifri carries calcium 99, magnesium 29, sodium 33 and potassium 2.1 mg/L over bicarbonate 265, sulfate 68 and chloride 88 mg/L. Calcium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 550 mg/L total dissolved solids.
- How much sodium is in Ifri?
- Ifri carries 33 mg/L of sodium. That is over the 20 mg/L line a low-sodium claim requires.
- Is Ifri hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Ifri works out to 364 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 Ifri alkaline or acidic?
- Ifri is effectively neutral at pH 7.2, neither an alkaline nor an acidic water.
- Can you use Ifri for baby formula?
- Probably not the first choice. Ifri falls outside the German infant-formula guidance because sodium at 33 is over the 20 mg/L line and nitrate at 15 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 Ifri still or sparkling?
- Ifri is a still water, bottled without carbonation.
- Where does Ifri come from?
- Ifri comes from Ifri spring, village of Ifri near Ighzer Amokrane, Ouzellaguen, Soummam Valley, Kabylie, Algeria in Algeria, a single source.