Single source · Mexico
Topo Chico
Cerro del Topo Chico spring, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Carbonation addedThe princess on the label is Moctezuma's daughter, carried north to the spring that legend says cured her. Bottled under Cerro del Topo Chico since 1895, bright salty-mineral fizz with sulfate ahead of bicarbonate.
Mineral analysis
TDS630mg/L total dissolved solids
Sparkling, full-bodied, calcium-crisp with a dry, mineral finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium11 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silicanot published
Sodium41 mg/L
a savory, higher-sodium pour
Verified · official analysis ↗
- crisp lively bubbles
- firm calcic body
- faint saline-sulfate finish
Topo Chico is a sparkling water from Mexico with 630 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 120 mg/L calcium, 11 mg/L magnesium and 41 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
A touch sweet · closest in profile to San Pellegrino.
Type · The White Tablecloth
Find it in: Full body · Dry finish
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Common questions
- What does Topo Chico taste like?
- Topo Chico is sparkling, full-bodied, clean and crisp, closing on a dry, mineral finish. It belongs to the White Tablecloth type in our sixteen-part typology, and the house tasting notes run crisp lively bubbles, firm calcic body and faint saline-sulfate finish. Its pH is just over neutral, which on the palate reads as a touch sweet.
- Is Topo Chico good for you?
- Topo Chico is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a moderately mineral water at 630 mg/L dissolved solids. Sodium sits at 41 mg/L, over the 20 mg/L low-sodium line.
- What minerals are in Topo Chico?
- Topo Chico carries calcium 120, magnesium 11, sodium 41 and potassium 3.6 mg/L over bicarbonate 171, sulfate 180 and chloride 63 mg/L. Calcium leads the mineral profile with sulfate the main anion, at 630 mg/L total dissolved solids.
- How much sodium is in Topo Chico?
- Topo Chico carries 41 mg/L of sodium. That is over the 20 mg/L line a low-sodium claim requires.
- Is Topo Chico hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Topo Chico works out to 344 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 Topo Chico alkaline or acidic?
- Topo Chico sits at pH 7.6, just over neutral, so faintly alkaline rather than a true high-pH water. On the palate that reads as a touch sweet.
- Is Topo Chico still or sparkling?
- Topo Chico is a sparkling water. The carbonation is added at bottling.
- Where does Topo Chico come from?
- Topo Chico comes from Cerro del Topo Chico spring, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico in Mexico, a single source.