Single source · France
Thonon
Thonon-les-Bains, Source de la Versoie (Alps)
Off the shore of Lake Geneva, Thonon is a stable, lightly-mineralised calcium-bicarbonate spring. Balanced and refreshingly unfussy.
Mineral analysis
TDS267mg/L total dissolved solids
Still, full-bodied, calcium-crisp with a soft, round finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium16 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silicanot published
Sodium5.5 mg/L
low-sodium · under the 20 mg/L diet line
Verified · official analysis ↗
- balanced body
- soft touch
- clean finish
Thonon is a still water from France with 267 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 92 mg/L calcium, 16 mg/L magnesium and 5.5 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Some surface influence · closest in profile to Evian.
Type · The Cathedral
Find it in: Low sodium · Baby safe · Full body
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Common questions
- What does Thonon taste like?
- Thonon 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 balanced body, soft touch and clean finish. Its pH is just over neutral, which on the palate reads as a touch sweet.
- Is Thonon good for you?
- Thonon is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a moderately mineral water at 267 mg/L dissolved solids. Sodium sits at 5.5 mg/L, under the 20 mg/L line, so it suits a low-sodium diet.
- What minerals are in Thonon?
- Thonon carries calcium 92, magnesium 16, sodium 5.5 and potassium 0.6 mg/L over bicarbonate 340, sulfate 27 and chloride 5 mg/L. Calcium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 267 mg/L total dissolved solids.
- How much sodium is in Thonon?
- Thonon carries 5.5 mg/L of sodium. That is under the 20 mg/L line, low enough to suit a low-sodium diet.
- Is Thonon hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Thonon works out to 294 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 Thonon alkaline or acidic?
- Thonon sits at pH 7.5, just over neutral, so faintly alkaline rather than a true high-pH water. On the palate that reads as a touch sweet.
- Can you use Thonon for baby formula?
- On its published numbers, Thonon clears the German infant-formula limits of sodium under 20, nitrate under 10 and sulfate under 240 mg/L, at sodium 5.5, nitrate 8 and sulfate 27 mg/L. Still boil and cool any water before mixing formula, and take feeding advice from your pediatrician rather than a water site.
- Is Thonon still or sparkling?
- Thonon is a still water, bottled without carbonation.
- Where does Thonon come from?
- Thonon comes from Thonon-les-Bains, Source de la Versoie (Alps) in France, a single source.