Single source · Portugal
Luso
Luso, Bairrada, Aveiro district
A featherweight from Bairrada that runs near-empty and faintly acidic, with silica its biggest mineral. There is almost nothing here, and that is the point.
Mineral analysis
TDS49mg/L total dissolved solidsultra-pure
Still, light, sodium-savory with a dry, mineral finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium1.7 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silica14 mg/L
clean fuel
Sodium7.2 mg/L
low-sodium · under the 20 mg/L diet line
Verified · official analysis ↗
- weightless body
- soft touch
- barely there
Luso is a still water from Portugal with 49 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 0.7 mg/L calcium, 1.7 mg/L magnesium and 7.2 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Very well protected · closest in profile to Icelandic Glacial.
Type · The Sea Breeze
Find it in: Low sodium · Baby safe · Light · Savory · Dry finish
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Common questions
- What does Luso taste like?
- Luso is a still water, light-bodied, silky and soft, closing on a dry, mineral finish. It belongs to the Sea Breeze type in our sixteen-part typology, and the house tasting notes run weightless body, soft touch and barely there. Its pH is acidic, which on the palate reads as a faintly sour edge.
- Is Luso good for you?
- Luso is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a barely mineral water at 49 mg/L dissolved solids. Sodium sits at 7.2 mg/L, under the 20 mg/L line, so it suits a low-sodium diet.
- What minerals are in Luso?
- Luso carries calcium 0.7, magnesium 1.7 and sodium 7.2 mg/L over bicarbonate 12, sulfate 1.5 and chloride 9.4 mg/L. Sodium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 49 mg/L total dissolved solids. It also publishes 14 mg/L of silica, the beauty mineral.
- How much sodium is in Luso?
- Luso carries 7.2 mg/L of sodium. That is under the 20 mg/L line, low enough to suit a low-sodium diet.
- Is Luso hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Luso works out to 9 mg/L as calcium carbonate, which counts as soft water. That is soft enough to leave a kettle clean and to drink light.
- Is Luso alkaline or acidic?
- No. Luso runs acidic at pH 5.8, so it reads as a faintly sour edge.
- Can you use Luso for baby formula?
- On its published numbers, Luso clears the German infant-formula limits of sodium under 20, nitrate under 10 and sulfate under 240 mg/L, at sodium 7.2, nitrate 1.6 and sulfate 1.5 mg/L. Still boil and cool any water before mixing formula, and take feeding advice from your pediatrician rather than a water site.
- Is Luso still or sparkling?
- Luso is a still water, bottled without carbonation.
- Where does Luso come from?
- Luso comes from Luso, Bairrada, Aveiro district in Portugal, a single source.