Single source · Lithuania
Neptūnas
Palkabalis borehole, Varėna district pine forest, Lithuania
Drawn from protected boreholes under Varėna's pine forest, among the lowest-mineral waters in Lithuania. Soft, near-transparent, made for drinking rather than discussing.
Mineral analysis
TDS136mg/L total dissolved solids
Still, light, calcium-crisp with a soft, round finish, and a silica glow.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium7 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silica25.2 mg/L
the glow
Sodium2.4 mg/L
low-sodium · under the 20 mg/L diet line
Verified · official analysis ↗
- barely there
- soft almost sweet finish
- clean and plain
Neptūnas is a still water from Lithuania with 136 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 41 mg/L calcium, 7 mg/L magnesium and 2.4 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
A touch sweet · closest in profile to Fiuggi.
Type · The Minimalist
Find it in: Low sodium · High silica · Light
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Common questions
- What does Neptūnas taste like?
- Neptūnas is a still water, light-bodied, clean and crisp, closing on a soft, round finish, with a silica smoothness. It belongs to the Minimalist type in our sixteen-part typology, and the house tasting notes run barely there, soft almost sweet finish and clean and plain. Its pH is just over neutral, which on the palate reads as a touch sweet.
- Is Neptūnas good for you?
- Neptūnas is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a lightly mineral water at 136 mg/L dissolved solids, with 25.2 mg/L of silica (over our glow line). Sodium sits at 2.4 mg/L, under the 20 mg/L line, so it suits a low-sodium diet.
- What minerals are in Neptūnas?
- Neptūnas carries calcium 41, magnesium 7, sodium 2.4 and potassium 0.9 mg/L over bicarbonate 154, sulfate 6.2 and chloride 2.5 mg/L. Calcium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 136 mg/L total dissolved solids. It also publishes 25.2 mg/L of silica, the beauty mineral.
- How much sodium is in Neptūnas?
- Neptūnas carries 2.4 mg/L of sodium. That is under the 20 mg/L line, low enough to suit a low-sodium diet.
- Is Neptūnas hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Neptūnas works out to 131 mg/L as calcium carbonate, which counts as hard water. That is the middle of the range, enough body to taste without heavy scale.
- Is Neptūnas alkaline or acidic?
- Neptūnas sits at pH 7.6, just over neutral, so faintly alkaline rather than a true high-pH water. On the palate that reads as a touch sweet.
- Is Neptūnas still or sparkling?
- Neptūnas is a still water, bottled without carbonation.
- Where does Neptūnas come from?
- Neptūnas comes from Palkabalis borehole, Varėna district pine forest, Lithuania in Lithuania, a single source.