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aQuellé

aQuellé is a South African natural spring water, sold as 'Mzansi's No. 1 water brand', bottled at several sources including Kranskop in KwaZulu-Natal. — as described by the brand

8.0/10Waterphile Score8/9 properties published
  • pH6.5 ideal 6.5–8.59.0
  • TDS71 mg/L ideal 225–500 mg/L5.0
  • Sodium9 mg/L ideal up to 20 mg/L10.0
  • Calcium4 mg/L ideal 36.7–80 mg/L · counts half5.0
  • Magnesium2 mg/L ideal 16.7–30 mg/L · counts half5.0
  • Sulfate3 mg/L ideal up to 248 mg/L10.0
  • Chloride13 mg/L ideal up to 250 mg/L10.0
  • Nitrate13.281 mg/L as N ideal up to 10 mg/L8.2
  • BicarbonateNot published −0.1—

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

Mineral FactsPer litre · 8 of 11 values published
Basics
pH
6.5
Total dissolved solids TDS
71 mg/L
Minerals
Calcium
4 mg/L
Magnesium
2 mg/L
Sodium
9 mg/L
Potassium
3 mg/L
Other dissolved substances
Bicarbonate
—
Sulfate
3 mg/L
Chloride
13 mg/L
Nitrate (NO₃)
3 mg/L as N
Silica
—
— Not published by the brand · we never estimateSource: aquelle.co.za – Products, Kranskop source mineral content (undated) · checked 2026-10-26

Official Kranskop source: Ca 4, Mg 2, Na 9, K 3, Cl 13, SO4 3, CaCO3 13, N 3, F 0.1, TDS 71 mg/L, pH 6.5 (uncarbonated). 'N' is taken as nitrate-as-N. The site also lists Franschhoek and Emseni compositions (in extra).

How it stands out

  1. Sodium is 9 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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  • CrispNo votes
  • SmoothNo votes
  • MineralNo votes
  • SaltyNo votes
  • SweetNo votes
  • BitterNo votes
  • MetallicNo votes

Ratings & reviews

Waterphile Score lab data

8.0/10

From the brand’s published mineral values. How it works

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Computed from published numbers only: the waters whose mineral values are closest to aQuellé’s on a log scale, using the values both brands publish as single numbers (at least 5). pH and nitrate are not used. Similar minerals do not mean similar taste.

Source & spring

SourceKranskop (KwaZulu-Natal), South Africa; also Franschhoek and Emseni sources
CountrySouth Africa · all waters from South Africa
Water typeSpring water · what this means
Still or sparklingStill
Data sourceaquelle.co.za – Products, Kranskop source mineral content (undated)
Last checked 2026-10-26

Brands update their analyses from time to time, and values can differ between bottle sizes, plants and batches. Check the label on your bottle. Spotted a change? See corrections.

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