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Bru

Bru is a very lightly, naturally sparkling Belgian mineral water from the Ardennes, with a very low dry residue. — as described by the brand

9.0/10Waterphile Score8/9 properties published
  • pHNot published −0.1—
  • TDS160 mg/L ideal 225–500 mg/L7.3
  • Sodium8 mg/L ideal up to 20 mg/L10.0
  • Calcium21 mg/L ideal 36.7–80 mg/L · counts half5.0
  • Magnesium19 mg/L ideal 16.7–30 mg/L · counts half9.7
  • Sulfate5 mg/L ideal up to 248 mg/L10.0
  • Chloride4 mg/L ideal up to 250 mg/L10.0
  • Nitrate<0.5 mg/L ideal up to 10 mg/L10.0
  • Bicarbonate180 mg/L ideal 30–396.6 mg/L · counts half10.0

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 · 10 of 11 values published
Basics
pH
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Total dissolved solids dry residue 180°C
160 mg/L
Minerals
Calcium
21 mg/L
Magnesium
19 mg/L
Sodium
8 mg/L
Potassium
1.5 mg/L
Other dissolved substances
Bicarbonate
180 mg/L
Sulfate
5 mg/L
Chloride
4 mg/L
Nitrate (NO₃)
<0.5 mg/L
Silica
19 mg/L
— Not published by the brand · we never estimateSource: bru.be – À propos de nous, composition table (undated) · checked 2026-10-26

Official: Na 8, K 1.5, Ca 21, Mg 19, Cl 4, SO4 5, NO3 <0.5, HCO3 180, SiO2 19 mg/L, dry residue 160 mg/L, natural CO2 4.4 g/L. No pH.

How it stands out

  1. Sodium is 8 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)

Taste notes

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  • SoftNo votes
  • CrispNo votes
  • SmoothNo votes
  • MineralNo votes
  • SaltyNo votes
  • SweetNo votes
  • BitterNo votes
  • MetallicNo votes

Ratings & reviews

Waterphile Score lab data

9.0/10

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 Bru’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

SourceBru, Stoumont (Ardennes, Liège province), Belgium
CountryBelgium · all waters from Belgium
Water typeNatural mineral water · what this means
Still or sparklingSparkling
Data sourcebru.be – À propos de nous, composition table (undated)
Last checked 2026-10-26

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