Cruzeiro mineral water profile

Cruzeiro is a still water from Portugal. Magnesium-bicarbonate type, low mineralization. [SO4 not reported in the source data - defaulted to 0 here, not a measured zero.]

Cruzeiro mineral content

Ionmg/L
Calcium (Ca²⁺)13
Magnesium (Mg²⁺)9
Sodium (Na⁺)10
Chloride (Cl⁻)17.1
Sulfate (SO₄²⁻)0
Bicarbonate (HCO₃⁻)90
At a glance
Total of these six minerals139.1 mg/L
Total hardness (as CaCO₃)69.5 mg/L
Alkalinity (as CaCO₃)73.8 mg/L
Sulfate-to-chloride ratio–

How to recreate Cruzeiro from RO or distilled water

Mineral salts to dissolve in reverse-osmosis or distilled water, calculated by the BrewWaterSolver solver with the most common homebrew salts.

Salt5 gal (18.9 L)20 L
Calcium chloride (CaCl₂)0.44 g0.47 g
Epsom salt (MgSO₄)0.09 g0.10 g
Chalk (CaCO₃)0.31 g0.32 g
Baking soda (NaHCO₃)0.59 g0.62 g

Closest match with these salts; it can't reach Mg 1.5 mg/L vs 9, HCO3 45.1 mg/L vs 90 exactly.

Where these numbers come from

Captações Cruzeiro 2, Cruzeiro 4 e Cruzeiro 5, cerca de 5 km da vila de Luso (brand page). Values from brand website. Analysis/label date: Relatório 02/H/2024 LNEG Jan.2024; ficha técnica FT.007 v16 rev. 2024/03/01.

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