Single source · Brazil
Prata
Sítio Prata, Águas da Prata, São Paulo · Serra da Mantiqueira
Drawn from the Serra da Mantiqueira since 1876. A faint bicarbonate note, then nothing.
Mineral analysis
TDS60.3mg/L total dissolved solids
Still, light, calcium-crisp with a soft, round finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium3.83 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silicanot published
Sodium2.9 mg/L
low-sodium · under the 20 mg/L diet line
Verified · official analysis ↗
- very soft and neutral
- faint mineral whisper
- barely any aftertaste
Prata is a still water from Brazil with 60.3 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 5.96 mg/L calcium, 3.83 mg/L magnesium and 2.9 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Very well protected · closest in profile to Volvic.
Type · The Minimalist
Find it in: Low sodium · Baby safe · Light
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Common questions
- What does Prata taste like?
- Prata 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 very soft and neutral, faint mineral whisper and barely any aftertaste.
- Is Prata good for you?
- Prata is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a lightly mineral water at 60.3 mg/L dissolved solids. Sodium sits at 2.9 mg/L, under the 20 mg/L line, so it suits a low-sodium diet.
- What minerals are in Prata?
- Prata carries calcium 5.96, magnesium 3.83, sodium 2.9 and potassium 2.92 mg/L over bicarbonate 37.95, sulfate 4.89 and chloride 1.05 mg/L. Calcium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 60.3 mg/L total dissolved solids.
- How much sodium is in Prata?
- Prata carries 2.9 mg/L of sodium. That is under the 20 mg/L line, low enough to suit a low-sodium diet.
- Is Prata hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Prata works out to 30 mg/L as calcium carbonate, which counts as slightly hard water. That is soft enough to leave a kettle clean and to drink light.
- Is Prata alkaline or acidic?
- Prata is effectively neutral at pH 6.86, neither an alkaline nor an acidic water.
- Can you use Prata for baby formula?
- On its published numbers, Prata clears the German infant-formula limits of sodium under 20, nitrate under 10 and sulfate under 240 mg/L, at sodium 2.9, nitrate 1.69 and sulfate 4.89 mg/L. Still boil and cool any water before mixing formula, and take feeding advice from your pediatrician rather than a water site.
- Is Prata still or sparkling?
- Prata is a still water, bottled without carbonation.
- Where does Prata come from?
- Prata comes from Sítio Prata, Águas da Prata, São Paulo · Serra da Mantiqueira in Brazil, a single source.