Single source · France
Saint-Alban
Saint-Alban-les-Eaux, Loire (source Faustine)
Naturally carbonatedBicarbonate-heavy water bottled at Saint-Alban-les-Eaux since 1878. Soft on the palate, mineral underneath.
Mineral analysis
TDS1367mg/L total dissolved solids
Sparkling, full-bodied, calcium-crisp with a soft, round finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium56 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silicanot published
Sodium237 mg/L
a savory, higher-sodium pour
Verified · official analysis ↗
- fine natural sparkle
- bready bicarbonate softness
- faint saline finish
Saint-Alban is a sparkling water from France with 1367 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 209 mg/L calcium, 56 mg/L magnesium and 237 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 Saint-Alban taste like?
- Saint-Alban 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 fine natural sparkle, bready bicarbonate softness and faint saline finish. Its pH is acidic, which on the palate reads as a faintly sour edge.
- Is Saint-Alban good for you?
- Saint-Alban is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a rich and mineral water at 1367 mg/L dissolved solids, with a meaningful 56 mg/L of magnesium and 209 mg/L of calcium. Sodium sits at 237 mg/L, genuinely saline territory and part of how it tastes.
- What minerals are in Saint-Alban?
- Saint-Alban carries calcium 209, magnesium 56, sodium 237 and potassium 30 mg/L over bicarbonate 1609, sulfate 9 and chloride 20 mg/L. Sodium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 1367 mg/L total dissolved solids.
- How much sodium is in Saint-Alban?
- Saint-Alban carries 237 mg/L of sodium. That is genuinely saline water, far past the 20 mg/L low-sodium line.
- Is Saint-Alban hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Saint-Alban works out to 747 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 Saint-Alban alkaline or acidic?
- No. Saint-Alban runs acidic at pH 6.3, which is normal for a sparkling water where dissolved carbon dioxide turns to carbonic acid, so it reads as a faintly sour edge.
- Is Saint-Alban still or sparkling?
- Saint-Alban is a sparkling water. The carbonation is natural, carried out of the ground with the water rather than added at bottling.
- Where does Saint-Alban come from?
- Saint-Alban comes from Saint-Alban-les-Eaux, Loire (source Faustine) in France, a single source.