Essentia
Essentia markets its water as '9.5 pH ionized alkaline water'; its 2025 report gives an average pH of 9.92 across bottling locations. — as described by the brand
- pH9.92 ideal 6.5–8.50.0
- TDS61.33 mg/L ideal 225–500 mg/L5.0
- Sodium15 mg/L ideal up to 20 mg/L10.0
- CalciumND mg/L ideal 36.7–80 mg/L · counts half5.0
- Magnesium1.42 mg/L ideal 16.7–30 mg/L · counts half5.0
- Sulfate3.17 mg/L ideal up to 248 mg/L10.0
- ChlorideND mg/L ideal up to 250 mg/L10.0
- Nitrate0.039843 mg/L as N ideal up to 10 mg/L10.0
- Bicarbonate33.55 mg/L ideal 30–396.6 mg/L · counts half10.0
Each bar is out of 10 for that property. Editorial score, not a health rating. How scores work →
Type 'purified' is our classification of a treated water; confirm exact FDA label name on a bottle. Values are averages across bottling locations.
How it stands out
- Highest pH of the 54 brands that publish a pH value (9.92).
- Sodium is 15 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)
Taste notes
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- SoftNo votes
- CrispNo votes
- SmoothNo votes
- MineralNo votes
- SaltyNo votes
- SweetNo votes
- BitterNo votes
- MetallicNo votes
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Computed from published numbers only: the waters whose mineral values are closest to Essentia’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
| Source | Multiple US bottling locations (report averages all of them) |
|---|---|
| Country | USA |
| Water type | Purified water · what this means |
| US label wording | Ionized alkaline water (brand wording) |
| Still or sparkling | Still |
| Data source | Essentia Water Analysis Report 2025 (updated 28 Apr 2026, essentiawater.com) Last checked 2026-10-25 |
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Where to buy
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