Single source · Spain
Pineo
Pineo springs (formerly La Quera), Beneidó/Benedió mountain, Estamariu, Catalan Pyrenees, Spain. Artesian source in a nature reserve at high altitude, bottled at ~550 m.
Almost nothing dissolved save calcium and bicarbonate, so it drinks softer than its hardness suggests. Barely a trace of sodium, a clean cold finish.
Mineral analysis
TDS223mg/L total dissolved solids
Still, light, calcium-crisp with a soft, round finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium3.7 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silica5.1 mg/L
clean fuel
Sodium0.9 mg/L
low-sodium · under the 20 mg/L diet line
Verified · official analysis ↗
- barely-there sodium
- chalky calcium softness
- clean cold mountain finish
Pineo is a still water from Spain with 223 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 78.6 mg/L calcium, 3.7 mg/L magnesium and 0.9 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Very well protected · closest in profile to Highland Spring.
Type · The Minimalist
Find it in: Low sodium · Baby safe · Light
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Common questions
- What does Pineo taste like?
- Pineo 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 barely-there sodium, chalky calcium softness and clean cold mountain finish. Its pH is alkaline, which on the palate reads as silky, slightly bitter.
- Is Pineo good for you?
- Pineo is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a lightly mineral water at 223 mg/L dissolved solids. Sodium sits at 0.9 mg/L, under the 20 mg/L line, so it suits a low-sodium diet.
- What minerals are in Pineo?
- Pineo carries calcium 78.6, magnesium 3.7, sodium 0.9 and potassium 1 mg/L over bicarbonate 248, sulfate 7.9 and chloride 1.9 mg/L. Calcium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 223 mg/L total dissolved solids. It also publishes 5.1 mg/L of silica, the beauty mineral.
- How much sodium is in Pineo?
- Pineo carries 0.9 mg/L of sodium. That is under the 20 mg/L line, low enough to suit a low-sodium diet.
- Is Pineo hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Pineo works out to 211 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 Pineo alkaline or acidic?
- Yes. Pineo has a published pH of 7.91, 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 Pineo for baby formula?
- On its published numbers, Pineo clears the German infant-formula limits of sodium under 20, nitrate under 10 and sulfate under 240 mg/L, at sodium 0.9, nitrate 1.1 and sulfate 7.9 mg/L. Still boil and cool any water before mixing formula, and take feeding advice from your pediatrician rather than a water site.
- Is Pineo still or sparkling?
- Pineo is a still water, bottled without carbonation.
- Where does Pineo come from?
- Pineo comes from Pineo springs (formerly La Quera), Beneidó/Benedió mountain, Estamariu, Catalan Pyrenees, Spain. Artesian source in a nature reserve at high altitude, bottled at ~550 m. in Spain, a single source.