Single source · Greece
Zaros
Amati spring (Votomos), Zaros, Psiloritis massif, Heraklion, Crete, artesian outflow at 402 m
Psiloritis snowmelt surfacing at the Amati spring on Crete, monitored by the state geological survey for decades without drifting. Even-keeled calcium-magnesium bicarbonate, modest and steady.
Mineral analysis
TDS150mg/L total dissolved solids
Still, light, calcium-crisp with a soft, round finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium13.1 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silica3 mg/L
clean fuel
Sodium7 mg/L
low-sodium · under the 20 mg/L diet line
Verified · official analysis ↗
- balanced and steady
- soft chalk with magnesium
- clean karst finish
Zaros is a still water from Greece with 150 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 28.3 mg/L calcium, 13.1 mg/L magnesium and 7 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Very well protected · closest in profile to Acqua Panna.
Type · The Minimalist
Find it in: Low sodium · Baby safe · Light
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Common questions
- What does Zaros taste like?
- Zaros 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 balanced and steady, soft chalk with magnesium and clean karst finish. Its pH is alkaline, which on the palate reads as silky, slightly bitter.
- Is Zaros good for you?
- Zaros is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a lightly mineral water at 150 mg/L dissolved solids. Sodium sits at 7 mg/L, under the 20 mg/L line, so it suits a low-sodium diet.
- What minerals are in Zaros?
- Zaros carries calcium 28.3, magnesium 13.1, sodium 7 and potassium 0.5 mg/L over bicarbonate 138, sulfate 5 and chloride 13.1 mg/L. Calcium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 150 mg/L total dissolved solids. It also publishes 3 mg/L of silica, the beauty mineral.
- How much sodium is in Zaros?
- Zaros carries 7 mg/L of sodium. That is under the 20 mg/L line, low enough to suit a low-sodium diet.
- Is Zaros hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Zaros works out to 123 mg/L as calcium carbonate, which counts as hard water. That is the middle of the range, enough body to taste without heavy scale.
- Is Zaros alkaline or acidic?
- Yes. Zaros 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 Zaros for baby formula?
- On its published numbers, Zaros clears the German infant-formula limits of sodium under 20, nitrate under 10 and sulfate under 240 mg/L, at sodium 7, nitrate 3.9 and sulfate 5 mg/L. Still boil and cool any water before mixing formula, and take feeding advice from your pediatrician rather than a water site.
- Is Zaros still or sparkling?
- Zaros is a still water, bottled without carbonation.
- Where does Zaros come from?
- Zaros comes from Amati spring (Votomos), Zaros, Psiloritis massif, Heraklion, Crete, artesian outflow at 402 m in Greece, a single source.