Single source · Spain
Insalus
Manantial de Insalus, Lizartza, Gipuzkoa (Basque Country)
A Basque spa water discovered in 1859 below Mount Otsabio and bottled since 1888. Gypsum drives the sulfate to 340 milligrams while sodium stays at a diet-friendly eleven.
Mineral analysis
TDS634mg/L total dissolved solids
Still, full-bodied, calcium-crisp with a dry, mineral finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium20.4 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silica9.4 mg/L
clean fuel
Sodium11.4 mg/L
low-sodium · under the 20 mg/L diet line
Verified · official analysis ↗
- firm mineral body
- dry gypsum edge
- long stony finish
Insalus is a still water from Spain with 634 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 159 mg/L calcium, 20.4 mg/L magnesium and 11.4 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
A touch sweet · closest in profile to Vittel.
Type · The Personal Trainer
Find it in: Low sodium · Full body · Dry finish
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Common questions
- What does Insalus taste like?
- Insalus is a still water, full-bodied, clean and crisp, closing on a dry, mineral finish. It belongs to the Personal Trainer type in our sixteen-part typology, and the house tasting notes run firm mineral body, dry gypsum edge and long stony finish. Its pH is just over neutral, which on the palate reads as a touch sweet.
- Is Insalus good for you?
- Insalus is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a moderately mineral water at 634 mg/L dissolved solids, with 159 mg/L of calcium. Sodium sits at 11.4 mg/L, under the 20 mg/L line, so it suits a low-sodium diet.
- What minerals are in Insalus?
- Insalus carries calcium 159, magnesium 20.4 and sodium 11.4 mg/L over bicarbonate 158, sulfate 340 and chloride 14.7 mg/L. Calcium leads the mineral profile with sulfate the main anion, at 634 mg/L total dissolved solids. It also publishes 9.4 mg/L of silica, the beauty mineral.
- How much sodium is in Insalus?
- Insalus carries 11.4 mg/L of sodium. That is under the 20 mg/L line, low enough to suit a low-sodium diet.
- Is Insalus hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Insalus works out to 479 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 Insalus alkaline or acidic?
- Insalus sits at pH 7.74, just over neutral, so faintly alkaline rather than a true high-pH water. On the palate that reads as a touch sweet.
- Is Insalus still or sparkling?
- Insalus is a still water, bottled without carbonation.
- Where does Insalus come from?
- Insalus comes from Manantial de Insalus, Lizartza, Gipuzkoa (Basque Country) in Spain, a single source.