Contrex
Country | France |
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Produced by | Nestlé Waters |
Source | Contrexéville |
Type | still |
pH | 7.4 |
Calcium (Ca) | 468 |
Chloride (Cl) | 7.6 |
Bicarbonate (HCO3) | 372.0 |
Fluoride (F) | 0.36 |
Magnesium (Mg) | 74.5 |
Nitrate (NO3) | 2.7 |
Potassium (K) | 2.8 |
Sodium (Na) | 9.4 |
Sulfate (SO4) | 1121 |
TDS | 2078 |
Website | www.contrex.com |
All concentrations in milligrams per liter (mg/L); pH without units |
Contrex is a brand of mineral water owned since 1992 by Nestlé Waters, a branch of the Swiss group Nestlé, and is part of the Vittel mineral water company that includes Vittel and . The water, whose source is located in Contrexéville in the French département of Vosges, was discovered by Dr. Bagard, the first doctor of Louis XV. The water is bottled in a 250,000 m² factory complex that employs around 900 people. 635 million bottles of all kinds are produced a year, of which 11% are exported.[1] The bottling factory is connected by pipelines with the Vittel factory in Vittel, a few kilometers from Contrexéville, which permits bottling of the Contrex water in either Vittel or in Contrexéville.
Contrex is a highly mineralized water and has diuretic properties.
References[]
- ^ "Saga Contrex". Prodimarques. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
External links[]
- Official Website (in French)
- Water Softening System
- 1861 establishments in France
- Bottled water brands
- Drinking water
- Nestlé brands