Single source · Croatia
Jana
Sveta Jana, Žumberak (artesian source)
Found while the state was drilling for oil, an artesian well nearly 800 metres into the Žumberak hills. The water is three thousand years old and nearly sodium-free, smooth to the point of weightless.
Mineral analysis
TDS480mg/L total dissolved solids
Still, full-bodied, calcium-crisp with a soft, round finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium32 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silicanot published
Sodium2 mg/L
low-sodium · under the 20 mg/L diet line
Verified · official analysis ↗
- smooth body
- light mineral
- near neutral
Jana is a still water from Croatia with 480 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 64 mg/L calcium, 32 mg/L magnesium and 2 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Pristine, untouched source · closest in profile to Evian.
Type · The Cathedral
Find it in: Low sodium · Baby safe · Full body
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Common questions
- What does Jana taste like?
- Jana 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 smooth body, light mineral and near neutral.
- Is Jana good for you?
- Jana is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a moderately mineral water at 480 mg/L dissolved solids. Sodium sits at 2 mg/L, under the 20 mg/L line, so it suits a low-sodium diet.
- What minerals are in Jana?
- Jana carries calcium 64, magnesium 32 and sodium 2 mg/L over bicarbonate 372, sulfate 6 and chloride 3 mg/L. Calcium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 480 mg/L total dissolved solids.
- How much sodium is in Jana?
- Jana carries 2 mg/L of sodium. That is under the 20 mg/L line, low enough to suit a low-sodium diet.
- Is Jana hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Jana works out to 288 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 Jana for baby formula?
- On its published numbers, Jana clears the German infant-formula limits of sodium under 20, nitrate under 10 and sulfate under 240 mg/L, at sodium 2, nitrate 0.2 and sulfate 6 mg/L. Still boil and cool any water before mixing formula, and take feeding advice from your pediatrician rather than a water site.
- Is Jana still or sparkling?
- Jana is a still water, bottled without carbonation.
- Where does Jana come from?
- Jana comes from Sveta Jana, Žumberak (artesian source) in Croatia, a single source.