Single source · Italy
San Faustino
Villa San Faustino spring, Massa Martana, Province of Perugia, Umbria
Naturally carbonatedExceptional calcium and bicarbonate from an Umbrian spring flowing since 1894. Heavy on the tongue, but a faint natural effervescence keeps it from turning leaden.
Mineral analysis
TDS1193mg/L total dissolved solids
Sparkling, full-bodied, calcium-crisp with a soft, round finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium16.5 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silica14.3 mg/L
clean fuel
Sodium20.75 mg/L
a savory, higher-sodium pour
Verified · official analysis ↗
- dense chalk
- soft effervescence
- clean calcium finish
San Faustino is a sparkling water from Italy with 1193 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 422.8 mg/L calcium, 16.5 mg/L magnesium and 20.75 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Very well protected · closest in profile to Perrier.
Type · The Bistro
Find it in: Natural fizz · Full body
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Common questions
- What does San Faustino taste like?
- San Faustino 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 dense chalk, soft effervescence and clean calcium finish. Its pH is acidic, which on the palate reads as a faintly sour edge.
- Is San Faustino good for you?
- San Faustino is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a rich and mineral water at 1193 mg/L dissolved solids, with 422.8 mg/L of calcium (a serious share of a day’s intake). Sodium sits at 20.75 mg/L, over the 20 mg/L low-sodium line.
- What minerals are in San Faustino?
- San Faustino carries calcium 422.8, magnesium 16.5, sodium 20.75 and potassium 2.4 mg/L over bicarbonate 1281, sulfate 96.7 and chloride 18.6 mg/L. Calcium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 1193 mg/L total dissolved solids. It also publishes 14.3 mg/L of silica, the beauty mineral.
- How much sodium is in San Faustino?
- San Faustino carries 20.75 mg/L of sodium. That is over the 20 mg/L line a low-sodium claim requires.
- Is San Faustino hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, San Faustino works out to 1123 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 San Faustino alkaline or acidic?
- No. San Faustino runs acidic at pH 6.19, which is normal for a sparkling water where dissolved carbon dioxide turns to carbonic acid, so it reads as a faintly sour edge.
- Is San Faustino still or sparkling?
- San Faustino is a sparkling water. The carbonation is natural, carried out of the ground with the water rather than added at bottling.
- Where does San Faustino come from?
- San Faustino comes from Villa San Faustino spring, Massa Martana, Province of Perugia, Umbria in Italy, a single source.