Frescca – Fonte São Francisco, sparkling mineral water profile

Frescca – Fonte São Francisco, sparkling is a sparkling water from Brazil. Calcium-bicarbonate type, low mineralization. [SO4 not reported in the source data - defaulted to 0 here, not a measured zero.]

Frescca – Fonte São Francisco, sparkling mineral content

Ionmg/L
Calcium (Ca²⁺)11.9
Magnesium (Mg²⁺)2.5
Sodium (Na⁺)8
Chloride (Cl⁻)3.1
Sulfate (SO₄²⁻)0
Bicarbonate (HCO₃⁻)68.2
At a glance
Total of these six minerals93.7 mg/L
Total hardness (as CaCO₃)40.1 mg/L
Alkalinity (as CaCO₃)55.9 mg/L
Sulfate-to-chloride ratio–

How to recreate Frescca – Fonte São Francisco, sparkling 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
Epsom salt (MgSO₄)0.02 g0.02 g
Chalk (CaCO₃)0.50 g0.52 g
Baking soda (NaHCO₃)0.41 g0.44 g

Closest match with these salts; it can't reach HCO3 50.8 mg/L vs 68.2 exactly.

Frescca – Fonte São Francisco, sparkling is sparkling - the salts give you its minerals; carbonate the water yourself (e.g. with a soda maker) for the fizz.

Where these numbers come from

Fonte São Francisco. Values from brand website. Analysis/label date: Análise n° 044/LAMIN/CPRM-SP, 16/05/2019.

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