Black Forest 🇩🇪 and Lauretana 🇮🇹 Mineral Water 💧
- Nov 19, 2025
- 2 min read
Updated: Apr 23
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.
Source: 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 |
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.
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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