Single source · France
Volvic
Auvergne (volcanic)
Filtered through Auvergne volcanic rock, light on minerals but generous with silica. Soft water that drinks with a faint glow.
Mineral analysis
TDS109mg/L total dissolved solids
Still, light, calcium-crisp with a soft, round finish, and a silica glow.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium8 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silica31.7 mg/L
the glow
Sodium11.6 mg/L
low-sodium · under the 20 mg/L diet line
Verified · official analysis ↗
- silky
- soft
- gently volcanic
Volvic is a still water from France with 109 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 11.5 mg/L calcium, 8 mg/L magnesium and 11.6 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Some surface influence · closest in profile to Poland Spring.
Type · The Minimalist
Find it in: Low sodium · Baby safe · High silica · Light
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Common questions
- What does Volvic taste like?
- Volvic is a still water, light-bodied, clean and crisp, closing on a soft, round finish, with a silica smoothness. It belongs to the Minimalist type in our sixteen-part typology, and the house tasting notes run silky, soft and gently volcanic.
- Is Volvic good for you?
- Volvic is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a lightly mineral water at 109 mg/L dissolved solids, with 31.7 mg/L of silica (over our glow line). Sodium sits at 11.6 mg/L, under the 20 mg/L line, so it suits a low-sodium diet.
- What minerals are in Volvic?
- Volvic carries calcium 11.5, magnesium 8 and sodium 11.6 mg/L over bicarbonate 71, sulfate 8.1 and chloride 13.5 mg/L. Sodium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 109 mg/L total dissolved solids. It also publishes 31.7 mg/L of silica, the beauty mineral.
- How much sodium is in Volvic?
- Volvic carries 11.6 mg/L of sodium. That is under the 20 mg/L line, low enough to suit a low-sodium diet.
- Is Volvic hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Volvic works out to 61 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.
- Can you use Volvic for baby formula?
- On its published numbers, Volvic clears the German infant-formula limits of sodium under 20, nitrate under 10 and sulfate under 240 mg/L, at sodium 11.6, nitrate 7.3 and sulfate 8.1 mg/L. Still boil and cool any water before mixing formula, and take feeding advice from your pediatrician rather than a water site.
- Is Volvic still or sparkling?
- Volvic is a still water, bottled without carbonation.
- Where does Volvic come from?
- Volvic comes from Auvergne (volcanic) in France, a single source.