Saskia mineral water (copy)

Saskia Mineral water

The strangest thing happened today.  I went into my kitchen and there on the work top was an empty green plastic bottle of  SASKIA mineral water.  I assumed that my Saskia had some how found a shop where you could have your name put on the bottle.  However on further study it appeared that this was actually Saskia mineral water from the Saskia Spa at Loningen in Germany.

When Saskia came in I asked her where she had got her water bottle from.  She was to say the least, confused. “What bottle” she said.  The one with your name on!  It transpired she had never seen it before and neither had Coralie or Josh who were both in at the time.  Never the less Saskia was quite pleased with it. 

It remained a mystery as to how it had arrived in my kitchen until Simon came home.  I asked him about it and he said “oh yeah, that’s a really strange story”!  It transpires that while he was walking the dogs this morning in Bretton Park he came across a green plastic bottle.  Being a good citizen he picked it up to put it in the bin when he saw the name.  Obviously he had to bring it home to show us.  So that solved the mystery of how it came to be in my kitchen.

As I had never heard of it before I decided to research it on the internet.  I discovered that there are actually 3 different Saskia mineral waters!!  Who would’ve thought it?

1 Is called Saskia from the Saskia Spa in Loningen in Nieddersachsen in Germany

2 Is called Saskia Quelle Naturis from Waldquelle in Kirkel       in Germany

3 Is called Saskia-Quelle from Saskia-Quelle in Jessen in Germany

Saskia Quelle

THIS IS THE ONE THAT WE HAVE

Analysis by the Institute of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, Federal Agricultural Research Center (FAL) Braunschweig

Boron (B)		47.14 ppb
Phosphorus (P)		759.29 ppb
Titanium (Ti)		3.54 ppb
Chromium (Cr)		2.68 ppb
Manganese (Mn)
Iron (Fe)		429.04 ppb
Cobalt (Co)		0.02 ppb
Nickel (Ni)		1.94 ppb
Copper (Cu)		0.89 ppb
Zinc (Zn)		2.97 ppb
Arsenic (As)		1.3 ppb
Molybdenum (Mo)		0.75 ppb
Cadmium (Cd)		0.05 ppb
Lead (Pb)		0.29 ppb
Uranium (U)		10.36 ppb
Aluminium (Al)

Sampling and analytical details
The results presented here are from individual samples which were customary specimens shopped from ordinary food and beverage shops around the world during the period from August 2000 to September 2003. After nitric acid digestion and UV radiation the individual elements were analyzed by means of ICP-QMS and ICP-OES.

So lots of goodies in it then!!

After further research, I think that I have worked out how it came to be in our park.  Apparently it is only sold in this country by Lidl.  There is a Lidl store a few miles from us so I guess it came from there.  We shall have to go and see for ourselves.  I have never been to Lidl so there’s a new exciting experience for me!