Spa (mineral water)

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For other uses, see Spa (disambiguation).

Spa Reine

Country

Belgium

Source

Reine Source

Type

flat

Calcium (Ca)

4.5

Chloride (Cl⁻)

Bicarbonate (HCO₃)

Magnesium (Mg)

1.3

Nitrate (NO₃)

1.9

Potassium (K)

0.5

Silica (SiO₂)

Sodium (Na)

Sulfates (SO)

TDS

milligrams per liter (mg/l)

Website: http://www.spawater.com

Spa is a brand of mineral water from Spa, Belgium, and is owned by the Spadel Group. Spa mineral water has been bottled since the end of the 16th century and is very common in Western Europe and especially in the Benelux countries and Germany but is also exported to other parts of the world. Spa mineral water comes from the grounds of the Hautes Fagnes, of which the upper layers exists from heath land and peat.

Spa mineral water is available in bottles of three litres, two litres, one and a half liter, one liter, 75 cl, 50 cl, 30 cl and 25 cl. It is also available in 33 cl cans. There are several types of Spa mineral water.

[edit] Three types of mineral water

The several types of Spa mineral water are instantly recognizable by their color of the label. These labels are blue, red or green.

Spa Reine (Spa blue). It contains no carbonation and has a very low amount of minerals.
Spa Barisart (Spa red). It contains few minerals and some carbonation.
Spa Marie-Henriette (Spa green). It contains natural carbonation.

The water comes from different sources which are characterised by their difference in minerals.