Composite source · Romania
Perla Harghitei
Sâncrăieni, Harghita Mts (bores F1/F2 SNAM)
Naturally carbonatedSzekler volcano water from deep CO2-charged bores in the Harghita mountains. Calcium-magnesium frame, almost no sulfate, naturally brisk.
Mineral analysis
TDS635mg/L total dissolved solids
Sparkling, full-bodied, calcium-crisp with a soft, round finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium38.6 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silicanot published
Sodium59 mg/L
a savory, higher-sodium pour
Verified · official analysis ↗
- lively sparkle
- fresh mineral
- low sulfate
Perla Harghitei is a sparkling water from Romania with 635 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 95.9 mg/L calcium, 38.6 mg/L magnesium and 59 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
A faintly sour edge · closest in profile to Badoit.
Type · The Bistro
Find it in: Natural fizz · Full body
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Common questions
- What does Perla Harghitei taste like?
- Perla Harghitei is sparkling, full-bodied, clean and crisp, closing on a soft, round finish. It belongs to the Bistro type in our sixteen-part typology, and the house tasting notes run lively sparkle, fresh mineral and low sulfate. Its pH is acidic, which on the palate reads as a faintly sour edge.
- Is Perla Harghitei good for you?
- Perla Harghitei is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a moderately mineral water at 635 mg/L dissolved solids. Sodium sits at 59 mg/L, over the 20 mg/L low-sodium line.
- What minerals are in Perla Harghitei?
- Perla Harghitei carries calcium 95.9, magnesium 38.6, sodium 59 and potassium 9.08 mg/L over bicarbonate 694, sulfate 1.18 and chloride 16.8 mg/L. Calcium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 635 mg/L total dissolved solids.
- How much sodium is in Perla Harghitei?
- Perla Harghitei carries 59 mg/L of sodium. That is over the 20 mg/L line a low-sodium claim requires.
- Is Perla Harghitei hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Perla Harghitei works out to 394 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 Perla Harghitei alkaline or acidic?
- No. Perla Harghitei runs acidic at pH 5.6, which is normal for a sparkling water where dissolved carbon dioxide turns to carbonic acid, so it reads as a faintly sour edge.
- Is Perla Harghitei still or sparkling?
- Perla Harghitei is a sparkling water. The carbonation is natural, carried out of the ground with the water rather than added at bottling.
- Where does Perla Harghitei come from?
- Perla Harghitei comes from Sâncrăieni, Harghita Mts (bores F1/F2 SNAM) in Romania, drawn from more than one source.