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Aqua Blox

Aqua Blox is a boxed emergency drinking water by Ready America, sold for earthquake kits and school emergency supplies; it is reverse-osmosis purified municipal water, UV-treated and UHT-pasteurised for long shelf life. — as described by the brand

7.7/10Waterphile Score8/9 properties published

pHNot published −0.1—
TDS25 mg/L ideal 225–500 mg/L5.0
Sodium6.5 mg/L ideal up to 20 mg/L10.0
CalciumND mg/L ideal 36.7–80 mg/L · counts half5.0
MagnesiumND mg/L ideal 16.7–30 mg/L · counts half5.0
Sulfate3.4 mg/L ideal up to 248 mg/L10.0
Chloride4.5 mg/L ideal up to 250 mg/L10.0
NitrateND mg/L as N ideal up to 10 mg/L10.0
Bicarbonate6.4 mg/L ideal 30–396.6 mg/L · counts half5.0

Each bar is out of 10 for that property. Deductions: −0.1 for missing values, −0.3 for an analysis over 3 years old. Editorial score, not a health rating. How scores work →

Mineral FactsPer litre · 8 of 11 values published

Basics

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Total dissolved solids TDS

25 mg/L

Minerals

Calcium

Not detected

Magnesium

Not detected

Sodium

6.5 mg/L

Potassium

Not detected

Other dissolved substances

Bicarbonate

6.4 mg/L

Sulfate

3.4 mg/L

Chloride

4.5 mg/L

Nitrate (NO₃)

Not detected as N

Silica

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— Not published by the brand · we never estimateSource: Ready America 2018 Bottled Water Quality Report, Aqua Blox & Literz, sampled 2018-04-24 (hosted by Consumer Reports) · checked 2026-10-26

Sampled 24 Apr 2018 (mg/L): sodium 6.5, chloride 4.5, sulfate 3.4, bicarbonate 6.4, fluoride 0.065; calcium, magnesium, potassium and nitrate-N ND; TDS 25; conductance 38 µS/cm. The pH line is ambiguous (see research file), so pH is not shown. Analysis over 3 years old.

How it stands out

Sodium is 6.5 mg/L, under the 20 mg/L level the UK/EU uses for “suitable for a low-sodium diet” on natural mineral water labels.

UK/EU label thresholds met

Applied to the published numbers for information; these indications legally apply to natural mineral water labels.

Suitable for a low-sodium diet (sodium < 20 mg/L)

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BitterNo votes
MetallicNo votes

Ratings & reviews

Waterphile Score lab data

7.7/10

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Source & spring

Source	Municipal water (Miami-Dade, Town of Medley), Ready America, Inc., Vista, California
Country	USA · all waters from the USA
Water type	Purified water · what this means
Still or sparkling	Still
Data source	Ready America 2018 Bottled Water Quality Report, Aqua Blox & Literz, sampled 2018-04-24 (hosted by Consumer Reports) Last checked 2026-10-26

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