{"id":8031,"date":"2019-10-26T02:09:29","date_gmt":"2019-10-26T00:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pineo.cat\/?p=8031"},"modified":"2020-08-10T12:55:15","modified_gmt":"2020-08-10T10:55:15","slug":"vichy-catalan-versus-pineo-intense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pineo.cat\/en\/blog\/news\/vichy-catalan-versus-pineo-intense\/","title":{"rendered":"Vichy Catalan versus Pineo Intense"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vichy Catalan is a trademark for water from a source in Gerona in Catalonia and is drunk everywhere in Barcelona. Pineo water comes from springs located in the unspoilt and protected nature of Estamariu in the Spanish Pyrenees. Pineo water is bottled in glass bottles straight from the source, thus ensuring the water stays pure and natural.<\/p>\n

We wondered how these two mineral waters would compare with each other. The Vichy Catalan label covers various watermarks, namely Vichy Catalan, Vichy Barcelona, \u200b\u200bVCH Barcelona, \u200b\u200bFont d’or, Malavelle, Font del Regas, Mondariz, Monte Pinos, Fuent Pinos, Les Creus, Sant Hilari, Fuente estrella, Fuente del Val. . In this test we compare Vichy Catalan and Pineo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u00a0<\/td>\nVichy Catalan<\/td>\nPineo Intense<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sodium<\/td>\n1 100 mg<\/td>\n0,9 mg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bicarbonate<\/td>\n2031 \u2013 2081 mg<\/td>\n248 mg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sulfate<\/td>\n46 mg<\/td>\n7,9 mg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chloride<\/td>\n584 \u2013 680 mg<\/td>\n1,9 mg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fluoride<\/td>\n1 mg<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lithium<\/td>\n1,3 mg<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Mineralen in Vichy Catalan en Pineo Intens<\/h2>\n

Mineral water with a dry residue<\/strong> (what is dry residue? Read it here<\/a>) of between 50 and 500 mg per liter is strongly recommended for daily use.<\/strong> Water with a dry residue of more than 500 mg per liter is too mineral-rich for daily use. This creates imbalance in our body and too many inorganic minerals in our intestines.<\/p>\n

Pineo<\/strong>has a dry residue of 223 mg\/liter<\/strong>and therefore fits perfectly inside the limits for daily use. Vichy Catalan<\/strong>, on the other hand, has a dry residue of between 2900 and 3843 mg\/liter.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tourists and Catalans prefer Pineo Intense to Vichy Catalan<\/h2>\n

The result of a blind taste test indicates that 94.7% of tourists in Catalonia prefer Pineo Intense to Vichy Catalan. 52% of Catalans prefer Pineo Intense over Vichy Catalan. It is surprising that a much higher percentage of the younger Catalans prefer Pineo Intense, while the older generation of Catalans prefer Vichy Catalan.<\/p>\n

This taste test was carried out at Casa Turin in Castelldefels, a municipality in the Spanish region of Catalonia, in the province of Barcelona. 190 tourists and 163 Catalans participated in this blind taste test.<\/p>\n

It is clear why Chef Santi Santamaria with 8 Michelin<\/a> stars chose to give Pineo to his guests!<\/p>\n