Single source · Brazil
São Lourenço
Fonte Oriente, Parque das Águas, São Lourenço, Minas Gerais
Naturally carbonatedBottled at the same source since 1890, naturally carbonated and gently acidic. Bicarbonate character with sodium and potassium in near-equal measure.
Mineral analysis
TDS295mg/L total dissolved solids
Sparkling, full-bodied, calcium-crisp with a soft, round finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium11.2 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silica19.1 mg/L
clean fuel
Sodium30.2 mg/L
a savory, higher-sodium pour
Verified · official analysis ↗
- fine natural bubbles
- soft alkaline body
- brief clean finish
São Lourenço is a sparkling water from Brazil with 295 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 26.5 mg/L calcium, 11.2 mg/L magnesium and 30.2 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Pristine, untouched source · closest in profile to Badoit.
Type · The Bistro
Find it in: Natural fizz · Full body
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Common questions
- What does São Lourenço taste like?
- São Lourenço 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 bubbles, soft alkaline body and brief clean finish. Its pH is acidic, which on the palate reads as a faintly sour edge.
- Is São Lourenço good for you?
- São Lourenço is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a moderately mineral water at 295 mg/L dissolved solids. Sodium sits at 30.2 mg/L, over the 20 mg/L low-sodium line.
- What minerals are in São Lourenço?
- São Lourenço carries calcium 26.5, magnesium 11.2, sodium 30.2 and potassium 30.5 mg/L over bicarbonate 259, sulfate 2.4 and chloride 1.4 mg/L. Sodium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 295 mg/L total dissolved solids. It also publishes 19.1 mg/L of silica, the beauty mineral.
- How much sodium is in São Lourenço?
- São Lourenço carries 30.2 mg/L of sodium. That is over the 20 mg/L line a low-sodium claim requires.
- Is São Lourenço hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, São Lourenço works out to 111 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 São Lourenço alkaline or acidic?
- No. São Lourenço runs acidic at pH 5.6, which is normal for a sparkling water where dissolved carbon dioxide turns to carbonic acid, so it reads as a faintly sour edge.
- Is São Lourenço still or sparkling?
- São Lourenço is a sparkling water. The carbonation is natural, carried out of the ground with the water rather than added at bottling.
- Where does São Lourenço come from?
- São Lourenço comes from Fonte Oriente, Parque das Águas, São Lourenço, Minas Gerais in Brazil, a single source.