Composite source · Germany
Saskia
Quelle Löningen, Löningen (Landkreis Cloppenburg), Niedersachsen
Lidl fills Germany's nineteen-cent benchmark at five springs, and the ultra-soft Löningen well on this panel is a stock recommendation for baby formula. Discount water that keeps embarrassing pricier labels.
Mineral analysis
TDS168mg/L total dissolved solids
Still, light, calcium-crisp with a dry, mineral finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium3.1 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silica18.4 mg/L
clean fuel
Sodium14.9 mg/L
low-sodium · under the 20 mg/L diet line
Verified · official analysis ↗
- feather soft
- faint sulfate edge
- neutral finish
Saskia is a still water from Germany with 168 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 29.2 mg/L calcium, 3.1 mg/L magnesium and 14.9 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Pristine, untouched source · closest in profile to Spa Reine.
Type · The Dry Wit
Find it in: Low sodium · Baby safe · Light · Dry finish
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Common questions
- What does Saskia taste like?
- Saskia is a still water, light-bodied, clean and crisp, closing on a dry, mineral finish. It belongs to the Dry Wit type in our sixteen-part typology, and the house tasting notes run feather soft, faint sulfate edge and neutral finish. Its pH is acidic, which on the palate reads as a faintly sour edge.
- Is Saskia good for you?
- Saskia is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a lightly mineral water at 168 mg/L dissolved solids. Sodium sits at 14.9 mg/L, under the 20 mg/L line, so it suits a low-sodium diet.
- What minerals are in Saskia?
- Saskia carries calcium 29.2, magnesium 3.1, sodium 14.9 and potassium 1.5 mg/L over bicarbonate 32.1, sulfate 46.5 and chloride 34.7 mg/L. Calcium leads the mineral profile with sulfate the main anion, at 168 mg/L total dissolved solids. It also publishes 18.4 mg/L of silica, the beauty mineral.
- How much sodium is in Saskia?
- Saskia carries 14.9 mg/L of sodium. That is under the 20 mg/L line, low enough to suit a low-sodium diet.
- Is Saskia hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Saskia works out to 85 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 Saskia alkaline or acidic?
- No. Saskia runs acidic at pH 6.5, so it reads as a faintly sour edge.
- Can you use Saskia for baby formula?
- On its published numbers, Saskia clears the German infant-formula limits of sodium under 20, nitrate under 10 and sulfate under 240 mg/L, at sodium 14.9, nitrate 0.5 and sulfate 46.5 mg/L. Still boil and cool any water before mixing formula, and take feeding advice from your pediatrician rather than a water site.
- Is Saskia still or sparkling?
- Saskia is a still water, bottled without carbonation.
- Where does Saskia come from?
- Saskia comes from Quelle Löningen, Löningen (Landkreis Cloppenburg), Niedersachsen in Germany, drawn from more than one source.