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Pedras Salgadas

Água das Pedras is Portugal's classic naturally carbonated sodium-bicarbonate mineral water from the Pedras Salgadas spa in Trás-os-Montes. — as described by the brand

6.3/10Waterphile Score7/9 properties published
  • pH6.1 ideal 6.5–8.59.0
  • TDSNot published −0.1—
  • Sodium577 mg/L ideal up to 20 mg/L0.0
  • Calcium102 mg/L ideal 36.7–80 mg/L · counts half6.6
  • Magnesium24 mg/L ideal 16.7–30 mg/L · counts half9.9
  • SulfateNot published −0.1—
  • Chloride30 mg/L ideal up to 250 mg/L10.0
  • Nitrate<0.25 mg/L ideal up to 10 mg/L10.0
  • Bicarbonate1983 mg/L ideal 30–396.6 mg/L · counts half0.0

Each bar is out of 10 for that property. Deductions: −0.2 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
pH
6.1
Total dissolved solids
—
Minerals
Calcium
102 mg/L
Magnesium
24 mg/L
Sodium
577 mg/L
Potassium
—
Other dissolved substances
Bicarbonate
1,983 mg/L
Sulfate
—
Chloride
30 mg/L
Nitrate (NO₃)
<0.25 mg/L
Silica
62 mg/L
— Not published by the brand · we never estimateSource: Super Bock Group product sheet – Pedras Salgadas, per LNEG bulletin 19/H/2014 (sheet updated 08.01.2020) · checked 2026-10-26

Official sheet (LNEG 19/H/2014): SiO2 62, HCO3 1983, Cl 30, NO3 <0.25, Na 577, Ca 102, Mg 24 mg/L, pH 6.1. Water undergoes an authorised adsorption treatment. DGEG Hidrogenoma lists the complete analysis of 25.06.2015 (mineralisation 2766, pH 6.2). 'Mineralização total' is kept only in all-values.csv (sum of ions, not TDS).

UK/EU label thresholds met

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

  • Contains bicarbonate (> 600 mg/L)
  • Contains sodium (> 200 mg/L)

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Ratings & reviews

Waterphile Score lab data

6.3/10

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Computed from published numbers only: the waters whose mineral values are closest to Pedras Salgadas’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

SourcePedras Salgadas, Vila Pouca de Aguiar (Trás-os-Montes), Portugal
CountryPortugal · all waters from Portugal
Water typeNatural mineral water · what this means
Still or sparklingSparkling
Data sourceSuper Bock Group product sheet – Pedras Salgadas, per LNEG bulletin 19/H/2014 (sheet updated 08.01.2020)
Last checked 2026-10-26

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