Single source · Italy
Santa Maria
Santa Maria Zappulla, Modica (Ragusa), Sicily — Iblei plateau
Sicilian water from the Iblei canyons near Modica, calcium-forward with a little chloride off the limestone and not much magnesium. Rounded and easy with food.
Mineral analysis
TDS370mg/L total dissolved solids
Still, full-bodied, calcium-crisp with a soft, round finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium5.29 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silicanot published
Sodium18 mg/L
low-sodium · under the 20 mg/L diet line
Verified · official analysis ↗
- calcic body
- rounded mouthfeel
- mild finish
Santa Maria is a still water from Italy with 370 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 90.9 mg/L calcium, 5.29 mg/L magnesium and 18 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Balanced · closest in profile to Tipperary.
Type · The Cathedral
Find it in: Low sodium · Full body
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Common questions
- What does Santa Maria taste like?
- Santa Maria is a still water, full-bodied, clean and crisp, closing on a soft, round finish. It belongs to the Cathedral type in our sixteen-part typology, and the house tasting notes run calcic body, rounded mouthfeel and mild finish.
- Is Santa Maria good for you?
- Santa Maria is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a moderately mineral water at 370 mg/L dissolved solids. Sodium sits at 18 mg/L, under the 20 mg/L line, so it suits a low-sodium diet.
- What minerals are in Santa Maria?
- Santa Maria carries calcium 90.9, magnesium 5.29, sodium 18 and potassium 2.1 mg/L over bicarbonate 262, sulfate 8 and chloride 32 mg/L. Calcium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 370 mg/L total dissolved solids.
- How much sodium is in Santa Maria?
- Santa Maria carries 18 mg/L of sodium. That is under the 20 mg/L line, low enough to suit a low-sodium diet.
- Is Santa Maria hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Santa Maria works out to 248 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 Santa Maria alkaline or acidic?
- Santa Maria is effectively neutral at pH 7.15, neither an alkaline nor an acidic water.
- Is Santa Maria still or sparkling?
- Santa Maria is a still water, bottled without carbonation.
- Where does Santa Maria come from?
- Santa Maria comes from Santa Maria Zappulla, Modica (Ragusa), Sicily, Iblei plateau in Italy, a single source.