Black Forest 🇩🇪 and Lauretana 🇮🇹 Mineral Water 💧

Once again, it's time to compare two well-known mineral waters. This time, we're focusing on Black Forest from Germany and Lauretana from Italy. These two mineral waters are similar yet different!

Location

As its name suggests, Black Forest comes from the Black Forest region. More precisely, it originates from Bad Rippoldsau, located around 70 kilometres from Freiburg im Breisgau. In contrast, Lauretana originates from an artesian spring in the Monte Rosa massif, around 113 kilometres from Milan.

Black Forest Standort (Quelle: Google Maps)

Lauretana Standort (Quelle: Google Maps)

Mineralisation

Both are classified as waters with very low mineral content. The total mineralisation of Black Forest water is not specified on the bottle or the website. However, other sources indicate 35.8 mg per litre. Lauretana, on the other hand, describes itself as 'the lightest water in Europe' with a total mineralisation of only 14.4 mg per litre.

A comparison of the individual minerals:

	Black Forest	Lauretana
Mineralization	in milligrams per litre	in milligrams per litre
Sodium	1,1	0,88
Calcium	6,7	1,7
Magnesium	2,6	0,44
Sulphate	2,9	2,1
Bicarbonate	30,5	5,2
German scale (°dH)	1,5	0,23

Black Forest Mineralisierung

Lauretana Mineralisierung

Price

At Tegut, Black Forest costs €0.89 per litre, while Lauretana costs €0.86 per litre for a 1.5-litre PET bottle. This places both mineral waters in the upper price bracket.

Preis Black Forest

Preis Lauretana

Taste

They are both very low in minerals. In fact, they are very soft and hardly differ in taste. Personally, I find Lauretana tastes slightly more bitter, which is typical of waters with a very low mineral content. Black Forest, on the other hand, seems more balanced and rounded.

Black Forest vs. Lauretana

Overall, both Black Forest and Lauretana are suitable mineral waters for everyday use, especially if you prefer the taste of water with a very low mineral content. With German hardness levels (°dH) of 1.5 (Black Forest) and 0.23 (Lauretana), both waters are very soft and perfect for making tea.

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With this said: Drink water, #stayhydrated

Best regards,

Timo Bausch

Certified Water Sommelier

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About Timo Bausch

My fascination with mineral waters began in 2016 during my training as a Water Sommelier. Since then, I have been exploring the characteristics and diversity of water. In addition to pairing water with food, wine, coffee and other beverages, I offer the creation of water menus for restaurants and hotels. Furthermore, it is also important to me to draw attention to the importance of drinking water.