Vilajuïga
mg/l
Mineralization
Info Performance
pH
-
mg/l
Hardness Ca+Mg
ms/m
Electrical conductvity
pH
pH (Power of hydrogen) is the number that represents the ratio of H+ (hydrogen) - ions to OH- (oxygen and hydrogen) - ions.
pH stands for numbers 1 to 14. pH below 7 means that the environment is acidic, and above 7 - is alkaline. 7 means that the environment is neutral and the ratio between H + and OH- is equal.
What is the difference between water pH 7, pH 8, and pH 9?
Each subsequent pH-number means that the environment is 10 times more alkaline (more oxygen and hydrogen OH-). If the pH value is greater than 7, then the environment is alkaline (more secured with OH-).
For example pH 8 = 10-times more alkaline than pH 7 and pH 9 = 10-times more alkaline than pH 8.
Conclusion: water with pH 9 is exactly 100-times more alkaline than water with pH 7, and pH 10 is 1000-times more alkaline than pH 7.
The same scheme also applies to the acid environment: pH 4 (more H+ ions) indicates 1000-times more acidic than pH 7, and the environment with pH 3 is 10.000-times more acidic than pH 7.
Carbonation
Carbonated water is also known as sparkling water. The origin of carbon dioxide may be different.
1)Natural- Already from the very birth, the water contains natural carbon dioxide CO2.
2)Natural CO2 is collected from the water birthplace and later added to the bottled water.
3)Artificial carbonation. (in 98% cases)
The Carbonation amount in the water- can be very lightly carbonated, medium, or very tangy.
Virtual Water Sommelier
Your guide, who unveils the secrets behind every drop.
Ask JEAN for his expert opinion on any Water!
Download the PickAqua app and quench your thirst for knowledge!
Let him guide you on a refreshing journey of Water functionality, taste, origin, and more.
Talk to JEAN.
Download PickAqua:
Daily mineral norm
Water mineral content ratio to total recommended daily mineral intake (%)
Mineral composition
TDS
2344 mg/lChloride
Chloride (Cl) tastes salty and a bit bitter.
Chloride, along with other minerals, affects the osmotic pressure in the cells and the balance of the body's acid-alkaline balance.
Combined with hydrogen, it forms the hydrochloric acid in the stomach and thus promotes digestion.
If the body lacks chloride, symptoms include stomach acid disorder, diarrhea. Chloride as an ingredient in gastric juice ensures the balance of acids and alkalis.
Chloride deficiency can be manifested in muscle spasms or heart dysfunction.
Food that contains this element the most.
Fluoride
Fluoride (F) has a sweet and soapy taste and it plays a very important role in bone and tooth structure.
Fluoride naturally occurring in water can be above, at, or below recommended levels.
Fluoride remains in the teeth and can inhibit dental caries. It also increases bone density.
The result of fluoride deficiency may be brittle bones and bad teeth.
Caution: too much unhealthy. Children and adolescents need fluoride for growing teeth, but they should not be consumed too much. Therefore, the legislator has laid down an appropriate reference to the labeling of mineral waters with a fluoride content of more than 1.5 mg/l. For children under 7 years of age, it is not recommended to drink such water every day for prolonged periods.
Fluoride tends to be concentrated also in tea, coffee, shellfish, spinach, grapes, raisins, carrots, wine, cucumber, dill herb, tomatoes, asparagus, beans, peas, white rice, and potatoes.
It is important to understand that natural fluoride and synthetic industrial fluoride is quite a different substance.
Food that contains this element the most.
Hydrogen Carbonate
Hydrogen carbonate (HCO3), also called bicarbonate, tastes light, soap-like.
It has an alkaline effect, and it can improve the body's acid-alkaline balance, i.e., bicarbonate is able to bond the stomach acid.
Hydrogen carbonate can help with various digestive problems. Water with high bicarbonate content gently relieves heartburn and may reduce inflammation of the gastric mucosa.
Hydrogen carbonate is not a mineral, but is the salt of carbonic acid, and is present in each mineral water.
Thanks to the acid-neutralizing effect, it not only delivers a pleasantly neutral and natural flavor to mineral water but also improves the body's acid-alkali balance.
Lithium
Lithium (Li) is a naturally occurring trace element found in seaweed, dairy, eggs, potatoes and fruit, and vegetables grown in lithium-rich soil.
Lithium readily forms salts in the body that are necessary for cellular interaction, including the flow of sodium through muscle and nerve cells in the body.
Plays a potentially important role in depressive disorder.
Japanese and Austrian scientists have observed that in places where the water contains lithium people suffer much less from depression.
Water should not contain more than 7,5mg/l Lithium.
Sodium
Sodium (Na) has a salty taste.
Combined with chloride and potassium sodium regulates fluid balance in the body, it is necessary for nerve and muscle activity, for the activation of enzymes.
Most often sodium is taken with salt-containing products.
Every day you need 3000 mg of sodium and 3000 mg of chloride. Athletes need more sodium.
Sodium deficiency can cause weakness and seizures, even up to the circulatory collapse, especially in sports.
Caution: Sodium is not the same as cooking salt.
If there is a lot of physical activity, the amount of sodium needed per day may increase.
We often hear alerts on sodium overdoses, usually associated with salt in the diet. The cooking salt is a chemical compound - sodium chloride.
Mineral waters typically contain sodium in the form of sodium bicarbonate and only very small amounts such as sodium chloride.
If you are considering a low salt diet, use mineral water with low sodium content.
Food that contains this element the most.
About Source
Natural Mineral Water
In Europe, there are 3 main categories of water types: Natural Mineral Water, Natural Spring Water and Drinking Water/Table water. It is important to understand that any of these water categories except distilled water can contain a large variety of different minerals.Only distilled water does not contain any minerals and it is deionized. All other water categories correspond to one of these three main categories. All of them have different certification requirements and standards. The only water type that needs official recognition is Natural Mineral Water and its chemical composition is always stable. Natural mineral water is tested with around 200 individual examinations and is the only food product required for official recognition.
Both Natural Mineral Water and Natural Spring Water cannot be mixed with other water types and there must be nothing added or taken out from the water. These two water types must stay natural as they are and must be bottled only at the water birthplace from an underground source. Exceptionally, iron may be separated.
On the label must be written Natural Mineral Water. Unlike Drinking Water it has more flexible rules, the chemical composition may be changed, and it can be any water that corresponds to the requirements of Drinking Water. These three categories do not have any connection with the mineral amount in the water, it is the pure status of certification (in Europe.) Please find out more about these categories in Learning Materials.