Single source · France
Luchon
Source de Lapadé, Bagnères-de-Luchon, Haute-Garonne, Pyrenees
Barely anything registers. A quiet, alkaline Pyrenean water that leaves almost no trace of itself.
Mineral analysis
TDS83mg/L total dissolved solids
Still, light, calcium-crisp with a soft, round finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium1 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silicanot published
Sodium0.8 mg/L
low-sodium · under the 20 mg/L diet line
Verified · official analysis ↗
- soft chalk
- faint sweetness
- clean empty finish
Luchon is a still water from France with 83 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 26.5 mg/L calcium, 1 mg/L magnesium and 0.8 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Very well protected · closest in profile to Liquid Death.
Type · The Minimalist
Find it in: Low sodium · Baby safe · Light
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Common questions
- What does Luchon taste like?
- Luchon 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 chalk, faint sweetness and clean empty finish. Its pH is alkaline, which on the palate reads as silky, slightly bitter.
- Is Luchon good for you?
- Luchon is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a lightly mineral water at 83 mg/L dissolved solids. Sodium sits at 0.8 mg/L, under the 20 mg/L line, so it suits a low-sodium diet.
- What minerals are in Luchon?
- Luchon carries calcium 26.5, magnesium 1, sodium 0.8 and potassium 0.2 mg/L over bicarbonate 78.1, sulfate 8.2 and chloride 2.3 mg/L. Calcium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 83 mg/L total dissolved solids.
- How much sodium is in Luchon?
- Luchon carries 0.8 mg/L of sodium. That is under the 20 mg/L line, low enough to suit a low-sodium diet.
- Is Luchon hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Luchon works out to 70 mg/L as calcium carbonate, which counts as moderately hard water. That is the middle of the range, enough body to taste without heavy scale.
- Is Luchon alkaline or acidic?
- Yes. Luchon has a published pH of 8, 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 Luchon for baby formula?
- On its published numbers, Luchon clears the German infant-formula limits of sodium under 20, nitrate under 10 and sulfate under 240 mg/L, at sodium 0.8, nitrate 1.8 and sulfate 8.2 mg/L. Still boil and cool any water before mixing formula, and take feeding advice from your pediatrician rather than a water site.
- Is Luchon still or sparkling?
- Luchon is a still water, bottled without carbonation.
- Where does Luchon come from?
- Luchon comes from Source de Lapadé, Bagnères-de-Luchon, Haute-Garonne, Pyrenees in France, a single source.