Single source · Chile
Vital
Termas de Chanqueahue, Rengo, O'Higgins Region
Chile's most familiar mineral water, lightly mineralised from a thermal spring at the foot of the Andes. Soft, alkaline, quiet in the glass.
Mineral analysis
TDS133mg/L total dissolved solids
Still, light, calcium-crisp with a soft, round finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium2.45 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silicanot published
Sodium19.46 mg/L
low-sodium · under the 20 mg/L diet line
Verified · official analysis ↗
- soft and rounded
- faint alkaline lift
- no aftertaste
Vital is a still water from Chile with 133 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 21.11 mg/L calcium, 2.45 mg/L magnesium and 19.46 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Very well protected · closest in profile to Voss.
Type · The Minimalist
Find it in: Low sodium · Baby safe · Light
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Common questions
- What does Vital taste like?
- Vital is a still water, light-bodied, clean and crisp, closing on a soft, round finish. It belongs to the Minimalist type in our sixteen-part typology, and the house tasting notes run soft and rounded, faint alkaline lift and no aftertaste. Its pH is alkaline, which on the palate reads as silky, slightly bitter.
- Is Vital good for you?
- Vital is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a lightly mineral water at 133 mg/L dissolved solids. Sodium sits at 19.46 mg/L, under the 20 mg/L line, so it suits a low-sodium diet.
- What minerals are in Vital?
- Vital carries calcium 21.11, magnesium 2.45, sodium 19.46 and potassium 0.17 mg/L over bicarbonate 93.28, sulfate 16.79 and chloride 1.15 mg/L. Calcium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 133 mg/L total dissolved solids.
- How much sodium is in Vital?
- Vital carries 19.46 mg/L of sodium. That is under the 20 mg/L line, low enough to suit a low-sodium diet.
- Is Vital hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Vital works out to 63 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 Vital alkaline or acidic?
- Yes. Vital has a published pH of 8.1, on the alkaline side of neutral, where it drinks silky, slightly bitter. That comes from bicarbonate-rich geology rather than any additive.
- Can you use Vital for baby formula?
- On its published numbers, Vital clears the German infant-formula limits of sodium under 20, nitrate under 10 and sulfate under 240 mg/L, at sodium 19.46, nitrate 2.5 and sulfate 16.79 mg/L. Still boil and cool any water before mixing formula, and take feeding advice from your pediatrician rather than a water site.
- Is Vital still or sparkling?
- Vital is a still water, bottled without carbonation.
- Where does Vital come from?
- Vital comes from Termas de Chanqueahue, Rengo, O'Higgins Region in Chile, a single source.