Single source · Chile
Puyehue
Thermal spring, Puyehue National Park, flanks of Puyehue volcano, Andes, Los Lagos Region, Chile (approx 270 m depth, 28 C at source)
A thermal water of striking softness, sodium-led at the source yet with almost no hardness. It finishes alkaline and barely there.
Mineral analysis
TDS218mg/L total dissolved solids
Still, light, sodium-savory with a dry, mineral finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium0.3 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silica8 mg/L
clean fuel
Sodium49 mg/L
a savory, higher-sodium pour
Verified · official analysis ↗
- almost no weight
- clean alkaline close
- volcanic but not assertive
Puyehue is a still water from Chile with 218 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 2.3 mg/L calcium, 0.3 mg/L magnesium and 49 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Pristine, untouched source · closest in profile to Luso.
Type · The Sea Breeze
Find it in: Light · Savory · Dry finish
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Common questions
- What does Puyehue taste like?
- Puyehue 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 almost no weight, clean alkaline close and volcanic but not assertive. Its pH is alkaline, which on the palate reads as silky, slightly bitter.
- Is Puyehue good for you?
- Puyehue is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a lightly mineral water at 218 mg/L dissolved solids. Sodium sits at 49 mg/L, over the 20 mg/L low-sodium line.
- What minerals are in Puyehue?
- Puyehue carries calcium 2.3, magnesium 0.3, sodium 49 and potassium 2 mg/L over bicarbonate 47.3, sulfate 36.76 and chloride 38.66 mg/L. Sodium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 218 mg/L total dissolved solids. It also publishes 8 mg/L of silica, the beauty mineral.
- How much sodium is in Puyehue?
- Puyehue carries 49 mg/L of sodium. That is over the 20 mg/L line a low-sodium claim requires.
- Is Puyehue hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Puyehue works out to 7 mg/L as calcium carbonate, which counts as soft water. That is soft enough to leave a kettle clean and to drink light.
- Is Puyehue alkaline or acidic?
- Yes. Puyehue has a published pH of 8.5, 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 Puyehue for baby formula?
- Probably not the first choice. Puyehue falls outside the German infant-formula guidance because sodium at 49 is over the 20 mg/L line. Pick a still water that clears all three limits, boil and cool it before mixing, and ask your pediatrician.
- Is Puyehue still or sparkling?
- Puyehue is a still water, bottled without carbonation.
- Where does Puyehue come from?
- Puyehue comes from Thermal spring, Puyehue National Park, flanks of Puyehue volcano, Andes, Los Lagos Region, Chile (approx 270 m depth, 28 C at source) in Chile, a single source.