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Bar-le-Duc

Bar-le-Duc is a Dutch natural mineral water bottled in Utrecht since 1923, one of the few mineral waters from the Netherlands itself. — as described by the brand

9.4/10Waterphile Score9/9 properties published

pH7.5 ideal 6.5–8.510.0
TDS230 mg/L ideal 225–500 mg/L9.1
Sodium10.7 mg/L ideal up to 20 mg/L10.0
Calcium54 mg/L ideal 36.7–80 mg/L · counts half10.0
Magnesium3.7 mg/L ideal 16.7–30 mg/L · counts half5.0
Sulfate<2 mg/L ideal up to 248 mg/L10.0
Chloride10.7 mg/L ideal up to 250 mg/L10.0
Nitrate<1 mg/L ideal up to 10 mg/L10.0
Bicarbonate185 mg/L ideal 30–396.6 mg/L · counts half10.0

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Mineral FactsPer litre · 10 of 11 values published

Basics

7.5

Total dissolved solids dry residue 180°C

230 mg/L

Minerals

Calcium

54 mg/L

Magnesium

3.7 mg/L

Sodium

10.7 mg/L

Potassium

0.7 mg/L

Other dissolved substances

Bicarbonate

185 mg/L

Sulfate

<2 mg/L

Chloride

10.7 mg/L

Nitrate (NO₃)

<1 mg/L

Silica

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— Not published by the brand · we never estimateSource: bar-le-duc.nl – Composition Bar-le-Duc (label values, published 4 Apr 2024) · checked 2026-10-26

Official (still water label values): pH 7.5, dry residue 180°C 230, Ca 54, Mg 3.7, Na 10.7, K 0.7, Cl 10.7, SO4 <2, HCO3 185, NO3 <1, F <0.1 mg/L. The pH applies to the still water; sparkling is about 6. Note: the page writes potassium as '0.7 gr/l', a typo for mg/L. Jumbo retailer copy logged only.

How it stands out

Sodium is 10.7 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.

Low mineral content (fixed residue ≤ 500 mg/L)
Suitable for a low-sodium diet (sodium < 20 mg/L)

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Ratings & reviews

Waterphile Score lab data

9.4/10

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Source & spring

Source	Utrecht, Netherlands
Country	Netherlands · all waters from the Netherlands
Water type	Natural mineral water · what this means
Still or sparkling	Still
Data source	bar-le-duc.nl – Composition Bar-le-Duc (label values, published 4 Apr 2024) Last checked 2026-10-26

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