Single source · Turkey
Saka
Keremali (Köroğlu) mountain artesian source, Hendek, Sakarya
Turkey's first EU-certified natural mineral water, artesian from pine forest above Hendek and naturally alkaline at 8.2. Chloride sits at 1.5 milligrams, near rainwater levels, which the coffee crowd noticed first.
Mineral analysis
TDS179mg/L total dissolved solids
Still, light, calcium-crisp with a soft, round finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium3.9 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silica17.2 mg/L
clean fuel
Sodium5.6 mg/L
low-sodium · under the 20 mg/L diet line
Verified · official analysis ↗
- soft and smooth
- clean faint sweetness
- weightless alkaline finish
Saka is a still water from Turkey with 179 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 29.8 mg/L calcium, 3.9 mg/L magnesium and 5.6 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Very well protected · closest in profile to Acqua Panna.
Type · The Minimalist
Find it in: Low sodium · Baby safe · Light
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Common questions
- What does Saka taste like?
- Saka 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 soft and smooth, clean faint sweetness and weightless alkaline finish. Its pH is alkaline, which on the palate reads as silky, slightly bitter.
- Is Saka good for you?
- Saka is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a lightly mineral water at 179 mg/L dissolved solids. Sodium sits at 5.6 mg/L, under the 20 mg/L line, so it suits a low-sodium diet.
- What minerals are in Saka?
- Saka carries calcium 29.8, magnesium 3.9, sodium 5.6 and potassium 0.3 mg/L over bicarbonate 110, sulfate 8.6 and chloride 1.5 mg/L. Calcium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 179 mg/L total dissolved solids. It also publishes 17.2 mg/L of silica, the beauty mineral.
- How much sodium is in Saka?
- Saka carries 5.6 mg/L of sodium. That is under the 20 mg/L line, low enough to suit a low-sodium diet.
- Is Saka hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Saka works out to 90 mg/L as calcium carbonate, which counts as moderately hard water. That is the middle of the range, enough body to taste without heavy scale.
- Is Saka alkaline or acidic?
- Yes. Saka has a published pH of 8.22, 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 Saka for baby formula?
- On its published numbers, Saka clears the German infant-formula limits of sodium under 20, nitrate under 10 and sulfate under 240 mg/L, at sodium 5.6, nitrate 2.4 and sulfate 8.6 mg/L. Still boil and cool any water before mixing formula, and take feeding advice from your pediatrician rather than a water site.
- Is Saka still or sparkling?
- Saka is a still water, bottled without carbonation.
- Where does Saka come from?
- Saka comes from Keremali (Köroğlu) mountain artesian source, Hendek, Sakarya in Turkey, a single source.