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Sainsbury's British Still Spring Water (5L)

Sainsbury's own-label British still spring water; this entry is the 5L bottle, whose label analysis is published on the product page. — as described by the brand

9.7/10Waterphile Score9/9 properties published

pH7.6 ideal 6.5–8.510.0
TDS230 mg/L ideal 225–500 mg/L9.1
Sodium8 mg/L ideal up to 20 mg/L10.0
Calcium46 mg/L ideal 36.7–80 mg/L · counts half9.9
Magnesium18 mg/L ideal 16.7–30 mg/L · counts half9.4
Sulfate50 mg/L ideal up to 248 mg/L10.0
Chloride10 mg/L ideal up to 250 mg/L10.0
Nitrate4 mg/L ideal up to 10 mg/L10.0
Bicarbonate170 mg/L ideal 30–396.6 mg/L · counts half10.0

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

Mineral FactsPer litre · 10 of 11 values published

Basics

Total dissolved solids dry residue 180°C

230 mg/L

Minerals

Calcium

46 mg/L

Magnesium

18 mg/L

Sodium

8 mg/L

Potassium

2 mg/L

Other dissolved substances

Bicarbonate

170 mg/L

Sulfate

50 mg/L

Chloride

10 mg/L

Nitrate (NO₃)

4 mg/L

Silica

— Not published by the brand · we never estimateSource: Sainsbury's product page, British Bottled Still Spring Water 5L · checked 2026-10-25

Source kind: retailer label (own-label). Other Sainsbury's sizes may come from a different spring. Silica not published.

How it stands out

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)

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Source & spring

Source	Not named on the listing (British spring)
Country	UK (England) · all waters from the UK
Water type	Spring water · what this means
Still or sparkling	Still
Data source	Sainsbury's product page, British Bottled Still Spring Water 5L Last checked 2026-10-25

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