Single source · Portugal
Vimeiro Original
Águas Santas do Vimeiro (Fonte Santa Isabel), Maceira, Torres Vedras, Estremadura
A dense old spring from the Estremadura hills, bicarbonate-heavy and mineral-forward. Water with a purpose rather than a whisper.
Mineral analysis
TDS1012mg/L total dissolved solids
Still, full-bodied, calcium-crisp with a dry, mineral finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium29.1 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silica12.5 mg/L
clean fuel
Sodium148.8 mg/L
a savory, higher-sodium pour
Verified · official analysis ↗
- saline mineral weight
- soft alkaline finish
- faint chalk and iron
Vimeiro Original is a still water from Portugal with 1012 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 121.9 mg/L calcium, 29.1 mg/L magnesium and 148.8 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Well protected · closest in profile to Vittel.
Type · The Personal Trainer
Find it in: Full body · Dry finish
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Common questions
- What does Vimeiro Original taste like?
- Vimeiro Original is a still water, full-bodied, clean and crisp, closing on a dry, mineral finish. It belongs to the Personal Trainer type in our sixteen-part typology, and the house tasting notes run saline mineral weight, soft alkaline finish and faint chalk and iron.
- Is Vimeiro Original good for you?
- Vimeiro Original is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a rich and mineral water at 1012 mg/L dissolved solids. Sodium sits at 148.8 mg/L, over the 20 mg/L low-sodium line.
- What minerals are in Vimeiro Original?
- Vimeiro Original carries calcium 121.9, magnesium 29.1, sodium 148.8 and potassium 4.2 mg/L over bicarbonate 444.1, sulfate 87 and chloride 200.9 mg/L. Sodium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 1012 mg/L total dissolved solids. It also publishes 12.5 mg/L of silica, the beauty mineral.
- How much sodium is in Vimeiro Original?
- Vimeiro Original carries 148.8 mg/L of sodium. That is over the 20 mg/L line a low-sodium claim requires.
- Is Vimeiro Original hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Vimeiro Original works out to 421 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 Vimeiro Original alkaline or acidic?
- Vimeiro Original is effectively neutral at pH 7.2, neither an alkaline nor an acidic water.
- Can you use Vimeiro Original for baby formula?
- Probably not the first choice. Vimeiro Original falls outside the German infant-formula guidance because sodium at 148.8 is over the 20 mg/L line. Pick a still water that clears all three limits, boil and cool it before mixing, and ask your pediatrician.
- Is Vimeiro Original still or sparkling?
- Vimeiro Original is a still water, bottled without carbonation.
- Where does Vimeiro Original come from?
- Vimeiro Original comes from Águas Santas do Vimeiro (Fonte Santa Isabel), Maceira, Torres Vedras, Estremadura in Portugal, a single source.