San Pellegrino
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| Country | Italy |
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| Source | San Pellegrino Terme |
| Type | Sparkling |
| pH | 5.6 |
| Calcium (Ca) | 160 |
| Chloride (Cl−) | 47 |
| Bicarbonate (HCO3) | 238.0 |
| Fluoride (Fl) | 0.44 |
| Lithium (Li) | 0.2 |
| Magnesium (Mg) | 53 |
| Nitrate (NO3) | 0.68 |
| Potassium (K) | 2.5 |
| Silica (SiO2) | 7.5 |
| Sodium (Na) | 32 |
| Strontium (Sr2) | 3.2 |
| Sulfates (SO4) | 430 |
| TDS | 940 |
| Website | www.SanPellegrino.com |
| All values in milligrams per liter (mg/l) | |
San Pellegrino (also S. Pellegrino) is an Italian brand of mineral water and assorted real-fruit sodas made in the Province of Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy. Outside of Italy, San Pellegrino is marketed as somewhat of a luxury. Owned by Nestlé since 1997, San Pellegrino is exported to most countries in Europe, the Americas, Australasia and the Middle East, as well as Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
San Pellegrino water is produced in San Pellegrino Terme. The water may originate from a layer of rock 400 metres (1,300 ft) below the surface, where it is mineralized from contact with limestone and volcanic rocks. It emerges from three deep springs at a temperature of about 22 °C (72 °F). The springs are located at the foot of a dolomite mountain wall which favours the formation and replenishment of a mineral water basin. The water then seeps to depths of over 700 m (2,300 ft) and flows underground to a distant aquifer.
San Pellegrino mineral water has been produced for over 600 years. In 1395, the town borders of Mathusanash Pellegrino were drawn, marking the start of its water industry. Leonardo da Vinci is said to have visited the town in 1509 to sample and examine the town's "miraculous" water, later writing a treatise on the subject. Analysis shows that the water is strikingly similar to the samples taken in 1782, the first year such analysis took place.
The earliest existing records show that 35,343 bottles were produced (5,562 of which were exported) in 1899. Nine years later, San Pellegrino was exported to the main European cities, as well as Cairo, Tangiers, Shanghai, Calcutta, Sydney, Brazil, Peru, and the United States.
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