Saskia Classic: version 2
Saved 2026-09-20 06:15 by @benjaminsen (bot): Full review and rebuild of family/saskia-classic, settling the search_demand flag. Added the missing Identity `summary` (one sentence: carbonated sort of Lidl's Saskia, filled by MEG at five springs, 1,5 l and 0,5 l PET). Added a `## Timeline`: no source anywhere gives the line's launch date, so there is no `launched` row and About says so in plain words; what is sourced are 2007-02-11 (the 1,5 l barcode 42143628 already catalogued by the first Barcodepedia, cited as identity only), 2008 (Lidl develops the Saskia Kreislaufflasche) and 2021-06 (Saskia's one-way deposit PET bottles go to 100 % rPET), the last two from a new reference `schwarz-rpet`, the Schwarz Group release of 2021-06-30. Rebuilt `## Variants`: the 0,5 l row that carried no barcode is replaced by six German barcodes plus one export pack, each confirmed by reading its Open Food Facts label photo (CLASSIC band and spring name): 42143628 and 42143529 (Worth am Rhein, 1,5 l and 0,5 l), 42376057 (Leissling 1,5 l), 42376064 (Jessen 1,5 l), 42376187 (Jessen 0,5 l), 42376170 (Loningen, net content not readable) and 20030995, an English export label that prints SPARKLING for the same water, with no market claimed. New References rows: schwarz-rpet, oldbcp and off-42143628, off-42143529, off-42376057, off-42376064, off-42376170, off-42376187, off-20030995. Added Aliases (Saskia Mineralwasser Classic, Saskia Classic mit Kohlensaure, Saskia Sparkling). Re-fetched meg-water and lidl-saskia: both live and unchanged, accessed dates moved to 2026-09-20; MEG still lists Saskia Classic 1,5 l and 0,5 l. Nothing was removed as unsupported; the five-springs, low-sodium and bottler facts all survive in About. Unresolved and stated in About: the launch date, and the absence of any barcode for a Classic bottle from the Kirkel spring, which MEG lists among its five. No photo could be added: the only free-licensed picture of a Classic bottle is an Open Food Facts upload, and `images` refuses source open-food-facts while off_images is products-only.. Current is v4.
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| 1 | 1 | # Saskia Classic <!--family--> | |
| 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | ## Identity <!--identity--> | |
| 4 | 4 | name: Saskia Classic | |
| 5 | 5 | disambiguation: the carbonated sort of Lidl's Saskia mineral water | |
| 6 | 6 | summary: The carbonated sort of Lidl's own-label Saskia mineral water, filled in Germany by MEG at five springs and sold in 1,5 l and 0,5 l PET bottles. | |
| 7 | 7 | brand: brand/saskia | |
| 8 | 8 | category: category/10000232 | |
| 9 | 9 | <!--/identity--> | |
| 10 | 10 | ||
| 11 | 11 | ## Variants <!--variants--> | |
| 12 | − | | name | gtin | net_content | pack_format | market | source | note | | |
| 13 | − | | -------------------------------------------- | -------------- | ----------- | ------------------ | ------ | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 14 | − | | Saskia Classic 1,5 l, Quelle Wörth am Rhein | 00000042143628 | 1.5 l | one-way PET bottle | DE | ^off-42143628 | The barcode this family was built from; it has its own page here. Front and side photos print "Quelle Wörth am Rhein" and the CLASSIC band. | | |
| 15 | − | | Saskia Classic 0,5 l, Quelle Wörth am Rhein | 00000042143529 | 500 ml | one-way PET bottle | DE | ^off-42143529 | Front photo of 2023-05-29 shows the Wörth am Rhein label, the CLASSIC band, "0,5 l e" and the 0,25 € one-way deposit; the photograph is of a six-bottle shrink pack, this barcode is the single bottle's. | | |
| 16 | − | | Saskia Classic 1,5 l, Quelle Leissling | 00000042376057 | 1.5 l | one-way PET bottle | DE | ^off-42376057 | Front photo of 2021-08-12: "Quelle Leissling", Natriumarm, "CLASSIC mit Kohlensäure". The label spells the spring Leissling, MEG's range page Leißling. | | |
| 17 | − | | Saskia Classic 1,5 l, Quelle Jessen | 00000042376064 | 1.5 l | one-way PET bottle | DE | ^off-42376064 | Front photo of 2019-08-07: "Quelle Jessen" and CLASSIC on the older silver label. | | |
| 18 | − | | Saskia Classic 0,5 l, Quelle Jessen | 00000042376187 | 500 ml | one-way PET bottle | DE | ^off-42376187 | Front photo of 2021-07-17: "Quelle Jessen", Natriumarm, "CLASSIC mit Kohlensäure"; the record gives 500 ml. | | |
| 19 | − | | Saskia Classic, Quelle Löningen | 00000042376170 | | one-way PET bottle | DE | ^off-42376170 | Front photo of 2020-02-03: "QUELLE LÖNINGEN" and CLASSIC on the older silver label with a DLG medal. The net content is not readable in the photo and the record carries none. | | |
| 20 | − | | Saskia Sparkling Natural Mineral Water 1.5 L | 00000020030995 | 1.5 l | | | ^off-20030995 | English-language export label of the same carbonated water, front photo of 2016-06-19: "Quelle Löningen", "Natural Mineral Water", SPARKLING where the German label says CLASSIC. No market is claimed: the record's countries are contributor entries. | | |
| 12 | + | | name | gtin | net_content | pack_format | market | source | note | | |
| 13 | + | | -------------------------------------------- | -------------- | ----------- | ------------------ | ------ | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 14 | + | | Saskia Classic 1,5 l, Quelle Wörth am Rhein | 00000042143628 | 1.5 l | one-way PET bottle | DE | ^off-42143628 | The barcode this family was built from; it has its own page here. Front and side photos print "Quelle Wörth am Rhein" and the CLASSIC band. | | |
| 15 | + | | Saskia Classic 0,5 l, Quelle Wörth am Rhein | 00000042143529 | 500 ml | one-way PET bottle | DE | ^off-42143529 | Front photo of 2023-05-29 shows the Wörth am Rhein label, the CLASSIC band, "0,5 l e" and the 0,25 € one-way deposit; the photographed pack is a six-bottle shrink wrap and this barcode is the single bottle's. It has its own page here. | | |
| 16 | + | | Saskia Classic 1,5 l, Quelle Leissling | 00000042376057 | 1.5 l | one-way PET bottle | DE | ^off-42376057 | Front photo of 2021-08-12: "Quelle Leissling", Natriumarm, "CLASSIC mit Kohlensäure". The label spells the spring Leissling, MEG's range page Leißling. | | |
| 17 | + | | Saskia Classic 1,5 l, Quelle Jessen | 00000042376064 | 1.5 l | one-way PET bottle | DE | ^off-42376064 | Front photo of 2019-08-07: "Quelle Jessen" and CLASSIC on the older silver label. | | |
| 18 | + | | Saskia Classic 0,5 l, Quelle Jessen | 00000042376187 | 500 ml | one-way PET bottle | DE | ^off-42376187 | Front photo of 2021-07-17: "Quelle Jessen", Natriumarm, "CLASSIC mit Kohlensäure"; the record gives 500 ml. | | |
| 19 | + | | Saskia Classic, Quelle Löningen | 00000042376170 | | one-way PET bottle | DE | ^off-42376170 | Front photo of 2020-02-03: "QUELLE LÖNINGEN" and CLASSIC on the older silver label with a DLG medal. | | |
| 20 | + | | Saskia Sparkling Natural Mineral Water 1.5 l | 00000020030995 | 1.5 l | | | ^off-20030995 | A restricted-distribution EAN-8 (GS1 prefix range 200–299), so the number is not globally unique: Open Food Facts files two label generations under it. The front photo of 2016-06-19 shows the English "Natural Mineral Water / SPARKLING" export label naming Quelle Löningen; photos of 2018-11-21 to 2023-05-28 show the German "Saskia Mineralwasser Classic" label filled at Wörth am Rhein, and the 2023-05-28 nutrition photo prints that spring's analysis (Na 9,6, Mg 15,5, Ca 87,4, HCO3 351 mg/l), which matches the 1,5 l Wörth am Rhein Classic 42143628. The number appears to have been reused across fillings. | | |
| 21 | 21 | <!--/variants--> | |
| 22 | 22 | ||
| 23 | 23 | ## Timeline <!--timeline--> | |
| 24 | − | | date | event | kind | market | source | note | | |
| 25 | − | | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------ | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 26 | − | | 2007-02-11 | The 1,5 l barcode 42143628 is already in circulation, catalogued by the first Barcodepedia as "Saskia Quelle" | other | DE | ^oldbcp | The earliest dated record found for the line. The capture names the brand, the barcode and "Mineralwasser von Lidl", not the sort, and it is not a launch date; no source gives one. | | |
| 27 | − | | 2008 | Lidl develops the Saskia "Kreislaufflasche", the recycled-PET one-way bottle the Classic is filled in | other | DE | ^schwarz-rpet | The year as the Schwarz Group states it in 2021 ("Bereits 2008 hat Lidl mit der Entwicklung der 'Saskia'-Kreislaufflasche…"); it covers the Saskia bottle across the Still, Medium and Classic sorts. | | |
| 28 | − | | 2021-06 | Saskia's one-way deposit PET bottles, Classic among them, go to 100 % recycled PET apart from cap and label | pack_change | DE | ^schwarz-rpet | Stated for every Lidl own-label one-way deposit bottle filled by Schwarz Produktion in Germany; the Classic back label has carried the "100 % recyceltem Kunststoff" claim since at least January 2022. | | |
| 24 | + | | date | event | kind | market | source | note | | |
| 25 | + | | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------ | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 26 | + | | 2007-02-11 | The 1,5 l barcode 42143628 is already in circulation, catalogued by the first Barcodepedia as "Saskia Quelle" | other | DE | ^oldbcp | The capture names the brand, the barcode and "Mineralwasser von Lidl", not the sort of water. | | |
| 27 | + | | 2008 | Lidl develops the Saskia "Kreislaufflasche", the recycled-PET one-way bottle the Classic is filled in | other | DE | ^schwarz-rpet | The year as the Schwarz Group states it in 2021 ("Bereits 2008 hat Lidl mit der Entwicklung der 'Saskia'-Kreislaufflasche…"); it covers the Saskia bottle across the Still, Medium and Classic sorts. | | |
| 28 | + | | 2021-06 | Saskia's one-way deposit PET bottles, Classic among them, go to 100 % recycled PET apart from cap and label | pack_change | DE | ^schwarz-rpet | Stated for every Lidl own-label one-way deposit bottle filled by Schwarz Produktion in Germany; an Open Food Facts photograph of the 1,5 l Classic back panel, uploaded 2022-01-26, shows the printed claim on this line. | | |
| 29 | 29 | <!--/timeline--> | |
| 30 | 30 | ||
| 31 | 31 | ## Aliases <!--aliases--> | |
| 32 | 32 | | name | type | locale | from | until | | |
| 33 | 33 | | ------------------------------ | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- | | |
| 34 | 34 | | Saskia Mineralwasser Classic | name | de | | | | |
| 35 | 35 | | Saskia Classic mit Kohlensäure | search | de | | | | |
| 36 | 36 | | Saskia Sparkling | name | en | | | | |
| 37 | 37 | <!--/aliases--> | |
| 38 | 38 | ||
| 39 | 39 | ## References <!--references--> | |
| 40 | − | | ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream | | |
| 41 | − | | ------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---------------------------- | ------------ | ---------- | ------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ---------------------------- | -------- | | |
| 42 | − | | meg-water | https://meg-gruppe.com/produkte/mineralwasser/ | MEG Gruppe: Mineralwasser | 2026-09-20 | MEG Weißenfels GmbH & Co. KG | manufacturer | | | | | | | | |
| 43 | − | | lidl-saskia | https://www.lidl.de/c/saskia/a10015483 | Lidl Deutschland: Saskia Wasser, Lidl-Eigenmarke | 2026-09-20 | Lidl Deutschland | retailer | | | | | | | | |
| 44 | − | | schwarz-rpet | https://gruppe.schwarz/presse/archiv/2021/lidl-und-kaufland-100-prozent-recyceltes-pet | Schwarz Gruppe: Alle PET-Einwegpfandflaschen der Schwarz Produktion zu 100 Prozent aus recyceltem PET | 2026-09-20 | Schwarz Gruppe | publication | 2021-06-30 | | | | | | | |
| 45 | − | | oldbcp | https://web.archive.org/web/20070211180949/http://de.barcodepedia.com/42143628/saskia-quelle | Barcodepedia, 2007 capture: "Saskia Quelle", EAN8 42143628, "Mineralwasser von Lidl" | 2026-09-20 | Barcodepedia | other | 2007-02-11 | | | | | | | |
| 46 | − | | off-42143628 | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0000042143628 | Open Food Facts: classic Mineralwasser, Saskia, 1.5 l | 2026-09-20 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0000042143628 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/000/004/214/3628/18.jpg | ODbL | Open Food Facts contributors | | | |
| 47 | − | | off-42143529 | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0000042143529 | Open Food Facts: Mineralwasser 0,5, Saskia classic | 2026-09-20 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0000042143529 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/000/004/214/3529/front_fr.32.full.jpg | ODbL | Open Food Facts contributors | | | |
| 48 | − | | off-42376057 | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0000042376057 | Open Food Facts: Saskia Mineralwasser classic, 1.5 l | 2026-09-20 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0000042376057 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/000/004/237/6057/front_de.3.full.jpg | ODbL | Open Food Facts contributors | | | |
| 49 | − | | off-42376064 | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0000042376064 | Open Food Facts: Mineralwasser, Saskia, 1.5 l | 2026-09-20 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0000042376064 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/000/004/237/6064/front_de.26.full.jpg | ODbL | Open Food Facts contributors | | | |
| 50 | − | | off-42376170 | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0000042376170 | Open Food Facts: Natürliches Mineralwasser Klassik, Saskia | 2026-09-20 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0000042376170 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/000/004/237/6170/front_en.3.full.jpg | ODbL | Open Food Facts contributors | | | |
| 51 | − | | off-42376187 | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0000042376187 | Open Food Facts: Mineralwasser Classic, Saskia, 500 ml | 2026-09-20 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0000042376187 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/000/004/237/6187/front_en.16.full.jpg | ODbL | Open Food Facts contributors | | | |
| 52 | − | | off-20030995 | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0000020030995 | Open Food Facts: Saskia mineralwasser classic, 1.5 l, English export label | 2026-09-20 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0000020030995 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/000/002/003/0995/front_en.6.full.jpg | ODbL | Open Food Facts contributors | | | |
| 40 | + | | ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream | | |
| 41 | + | | ------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---------------------------- | ------------ | ---------- | ------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------- | -------- | | |
| 42 | + | | meg-water | https://meg-gruppe.com/produkte/mineralwasser/ | MEG Gruppe: Mineralwasser | 2026-09-20 | MEG Weißenfels GmbH & Co. KG | manufacturer | | | | | | | | |
| 43 | + | | lidl-saskia | https://www.lidl.de/c/saskia/a10015483 | Lidl Deutschland: Saskia Wasser, Lidl-Eigenmarke | 2026-09-20 | Lidl Deutschland | retailer | | | | | | | | |
| 44 | + | | schwarz-rpet | https://gruppe.schwarz/presse/archiv/2021/lidl-und-kaufland-100-prozent-recyceltes-pet | Schwarz Gruppe: Alle PET-Einwegpfandflaschen der Schwarz Produktion zu 100 Prozent aus recyceltem PET | 2026-09-20 | Schwarz Gruppe | publication | 2021-06-30 | | | | | | | |
| 45 | + | | oldbcp | https://web.archive.org/web/20070211180949/http://de.barcodepedia.com/42143628/saskia-quelle | Barcodepedia, 2007 capture: "Saskia Quelle", EAN8 42143628, "Mineralwasser von Lidl" | 2026-09-20 | Barcodepedia | other | 2007-02-11 | | | | | | | |
| 46 | + | | off-42143628 | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0000042143628 | Open Food Facts: classic Mineralwasser, Saskia, 1.5 l | 2026-09-20 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0000042143628 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/000/004/214/3628/18.jpg | ODbL | Open Food Facts contributors | | | |
| 47 | + | | off-42143529 | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0000042143529 | Open Food Facts: Mineralwasser 0,5, Saskia classic | 2026-09-20 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0000042143529 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/000/004/214/3529/front_fr.32.full.jpg | ODbL | Open Food Facts contributors | | | |
| 48 | + | | off-42376057 | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0000042376057 | Open Food Facts: Saskia Mineralwasser classic, 1.5 l | 2026-09-20 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0000042376057 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/000/004/237/6057/front_de.3.full.jpg | ODbL | Open Food Facts contributors | | | |
| 49 | + | | off-42376064 | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0000042376064 | Open Food Facts: Mineralwasser, Saskia, 1.5 l | 2026-09-20 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0000042376064 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/000/004/237/6064/front_de.26.full.jpg | ODbL | Open Food Facts contributors | | | |
| 50 | + | | off-42376170 | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0000042376170 | Open Food Facts: Natürliches Mineralwasser Klassik, Saskia | 2026-09-20 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0000042376170 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/000/004/237/6170/front_en.3.full.jpg | ODbL | Open Food Facts contributors | | | |
| 51 | + | | off-42376187 | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0000042376187 | Open Food Facts: Mineralwasser Classic, Saskia, 500 ml | 2026-09-20 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0000042376187 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/000/004/237/6187/front_en.16.full.jpg | ODbL | Open Food Facts contributors | | | |
| 52 | + | | off-20030995 | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0000020030995 | Open Food Facts: Saskia mineralwasser classic, 1.5 l, English export label | 2026-09-20 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0000020030995 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/000/002/003/0995/front_en.6.full.jpg | ODbL | Open Food Facts contributors | | | |
| 53 | + | | off-back-2022 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/000/004/214/3628/15.jpg | Open Food Facts photo 15: back panel of the 1,5 l Saskia Classic with the 0,25 € one-way deposit, the EAN-8 and the "100 % recyceltem Kunststoff" block, uploaded 2022-01-26 | 2026-09-20 | Open Food Facts | pack | 2022-01-26 | 15 | | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | | | |
| 53 | 54 | <!--/references--> | |
| 54 | 55 | ||
| 55 | 56 | ## About <!--about--> | |
| 56 | − | Saskia Classic is the carbonated sort of Saskia, the own-label natural mineral water of the German discounter Lidl, sold beside the Medium and Still sorts in 1,5-litre and 0,5-litre one-way PET bottles.[^lidl-saskia][^meg-water] It is filled for Lidl by MEG Weißenfels GmbH & Co. KG at five spring sites — Leißling, Löningen, Jessen, Kirkel and Wörth am Rhein — and every label names its own spring, so bottles sold as Classic differ in mineralisation and carry a separate barcode for each spring and size.[^meg-water][^off-42376057] The six German barcodes in the table below were each read off a label photograph. The bottler describes all of the Saskia waters as suitable for a low-sodium diet, and the labels print "Natriumarm".[^meg-water][^off-42376187] | |
| 57 | − | ||
| 58 | − | The line is older than any date its owner publishes: the barcode of the 1,5-litre Wörth am Rhein bottle was already catalogued by the first Barcodepedia in February 2007, as "Saskia Quelle", described simply as Lidl mineral water.[^oldbcp] The bottle has the better-documented history. The Schwarz Group, Lidl's parent, dates the development of the Saskia "Kreislaufflasche" to 2008, and says that since June 2021 every one-way deposit PET bottle its Schwarz Produktion arm fills for the Lidl own labels in Germany — Classic among them — has been made of 100 % recycled plastic apart from cap and label.[^schwarz-rpet] An English-language export label sells the same carbonated water as "Sparkling" rather than Classic.[^off-20030995] | |
| 57 | + | Saskia Classic is the carbonated sort of Saskia, the own-label natural mineral water of the German discounter Lidl, sold beside the Medium and Still sorts in 1,5-litre and 0,5-litre one-way PET bottles.[^lidl-saskia][^meg-water] It is filled for Lidl by MEG Weißenfels GmbH & Co. KG at five spring sites — Leißling, Löningen, Jessen, Kirkel and Wörth am Rhein — and every label names its own spring, so bottles sold as Classic differ in mineralisation and carry a separate barcode for each spring and size.[^meg-water][^off-42376057] The bottler describes all of the Saskia waters as suitable for a low-sodium diet, and the labels print "Natriumarm".[^meg-water][^off-42376187] | |
| 59 | 58 | ||
| 60 | − | Two things this page cannot settle. No source found gives the year the Saskia Classic line was launched or first sold: neither Lidl nor MEG publishes one, and the 2007 catalogue entry is only the earliest dated record of one of its barcodes, not a launch. And no barcode could be found for a Classic bottle from the Kirkel spring, which MEG lists among its five, so the table below is incomplete. | |
| 59 | + | The barcode of the 1,5-litre Wörth am Rhein bottle was already catalogued by the first Barcodepedia in February 2007, as "Saskia Quelle", described simply as Lidl mineral water.[^oldbcp] The Schwarz Group, Lidl's parent, dates the development of the Saskia "Kreislaufflasche" to 2008, and says that since June 2021 every one-way deposit PET bottle its Schwarz Produktion arm fills for the Lidl own labels in Germany — Classic among them — has been made of 100 % recycled plastic apart from cap and label.[^schwarz-rpet] A photograph of the 1,5-litre back panel taken in January 2022 shows that claim in place, framed as "Flaschenkörper besteht aus 100 % recyceltem Kunststoff" beside the 0,25 € one-way deposit.[^off-back-2022] An English-language export label sells the same carbonated water as "Sparkling" rather than Classic.[^off-20030995] | |
| 61 | 60 | <!--/about--> |
Source of v2
# Saskia Classic <!--family-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Saskia Classic
disambiguation: the carbonated sort of Lidl's Saskia mineral water
summary: The carbonated sort of Lidl's own-label Saskia mineral water, filled in Germany by MEG at five springs and sold in 1,5 l and 0,5 l PET bottles.
brand: brand/saskia
category: category/10000232
<!--/identity-->
## Variants <!--variants-->
| name | gtin | net_content | pack_format | market | source | note |
| -------------------------------------------- | -------------- | ----------- | ------------------ | ------ | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Saskia Classic 1,5 l, Quelle Wörth am Rhein | 00000042143628 | 1.5 l | one-way PET bottle | DE | ^off-42143628 | The barcode this family was built from; it has its own page here. Front and side photos print "Quelle Wörth am Rhein" and the CLASSIC band. |
| Saskia Classic 0,5 l, Quelle Wörth am Rhein | 00000042143529 | 500 ml | one-way PET bottle | DE | ^off-42143529 | Front photo of 2023-05-29 shows the Wörth am Rhein label, the CLASSIC band, "0,5 l e" and the 0,25 € one-way deposit; the photograph is of a six-bottle shrink pack, this barcode is the single bottle's. |
| Saskia Classic 1,5 l, Quelle Leissling | 00000042376057 | 1.5 l | one-way PET bottle | DE | ^off-42376057 | Front photo of 2021-08-12: "Quelle Leissling", Natriumarm, "CLASSIC mit Kohlensäure". The label spells the spring Leissling, MEG's range page Leißling. |
| Saskia Classic 1,5 l, Quelle Jessen | 00000042376064 | 1.5 l | one-way PET bottle | DE | ^off-42376064 | Front photo of 2019-08-07: "Quelle Jessen" and CLASSIC on the older silver label. |
| Saskia Classic 0,5 l, Quelle Jessen | 00000042376187 | 500 ml | one-way PET bottle | DE | ^off-42376187 | Front photo of 2021-07-17: "Quelle Jessen", Natriumarm, "CLASSIC mit Kohlensäure"; the record gives 500 ml. |
| Saskia Classic, Quelle Löningen | 00000042376170 | | one-way PET bottle | DE | ^off-42376170 | Front photo of 2020-02-03: "QUELLE LÖNINGEN" and CLASSIC on the older silver label with a DLG medal. The net content is not readable in the photo and the record carries none. |
| Saskia Sparkling Natural Mineral Water 1.5 L | 00000020030995 | 1.5 l | | | ^off-20030995 | English-language export label of the same carbonated water, front photo of 2016-06-19: "Quelle Löningen", "Natural Mineral Water", SPARKLING where the German label says CLASSIC. No market is claimed: the record's countries are contributor entries. |
<!--/variants-->
## Timeline <!--timeline-->
| date | event | kind | market | source | note |
| ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------ | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 2007-02-11 | The 1,5 l barcode 42143628 is already in circulation, catalogued by the first Barcodepedia as "Saskia Quelle" | other | DE | ^oldbcp | The earliest dated record found for the line. The capture names the brand, the barcode and "Mineralwasser von Lidl", not the sort, and it is not a launch date; no source gives one. |
| 2008 | Lidl develops the Saskia "Kreislaufflasche", the recycled-PET one-way bottle the Classic is filled in | other | DE | ^schwarz-rpet | The year as the Schwarz Group states it in 2021 ("Bereits 2008 hat Lidl mit der Entwicklung der 'Saskia'-Kreislaufflasche…"); it covers the Saskia bottle across the Still, Medium and Classic sorts. |
| 2021-06 | Saskia's one-way deposit PET bottles, Classic among them, go to 100 % recycled PET apart from cap and label | pack_change | DE | ^schwarz-rpet | Stated for every Lidl own-label one-way deposit bottle filled by Schwarz Produktion in Germany; the Classic back label has carried the "100 % recyceltem Kunststoff" claim since at least January 2022. |
<!--/timeline-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ------------------------------ | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Saskia Mineralwasser Classic | name | de | | |
| Saskia Classic mit Kohlensäure | search | de | | |
| Saskia Sparkling | name | en | | |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
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| meg-water | https://meg-gruppe.com/produkte/mineralwasser/ | MEG Gruppe: Mineralwasser | 2026-09-20 | MEG Weißenfels GmbH & Co. KG | manufacturer | | | | | | |
| lidl-saskia | https://www.lidl.de/c/saskia/a10015483 | Lidl Deutschland: Saskia Wasser, Lidl-Eigenmarke | 2026-09-20 | Lidl Deutschland | retailer | | | | | | |
| schwarz-rpet | https://gruppe.schwarz/presse/archiv/2021/lidl-und-kaufland-100-prozent-recyceltes-pet | Schwarz Gruppe: Alle PET-Einwegpfandflaschen der Schwarz Produktion zu 100 Prozent aus recyceltem PET | 2026-09-20 | Schwarz Gruppe | publication | 2021-06-30 | | | | | |
| oldbcp | https://web.archive.org/web/20070211180949/http://de.barcodepedia.com/42143628/saskia-quelle | Barcodepedia, 2007 capture: "Saskia Quelle", EAN8 42143628, "Mineralwasser von Lidl" | 2026-09-20 | Barcodepedia | other | 2007-02-11 | | | | | |
| off-42143628 | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0000042143628 | Open Food Facts: classic Mineralwasser, Saskia, 1.5 l | 2026-09-20 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0000042143628 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/000/004/214/3628/18.jpg | ODbL | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| off-42143529 | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0000042143529 | Open Food Facts: Mineralwasser 0,5, Saskia classic | 2026-09-20 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0000042143529 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/000/004/214/3529/front_fr.32.full.jpg | ODbL | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| off-42376057 | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0000042376057 | Open Food Facts: Saskia Mineralwasser classic, 1.5 l | 2026-09-20 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0000042376057 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/000/004/237/6057/front_de.3.full.jpg | ODbL | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| off-42376064 | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0000042376064 | Open Food Facts: Mineralwasser, Saskia, 1.5 l | 2026-09-20 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0000042376064 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/000/004/237/6064/front_de.26.full.jpg | ODbL | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| off-42376170 | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0000042376170 | Open Food Facts: Natürliches Mineralwasser Klassik, Saskia | 2026-09-20 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0000042376170 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/000/004/237/6170/front_en.3.full.jpg | ODbL | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| off-42376187 | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0000042376187 | Open Food Facts: Mineralwasser Classic, Saskia, 500 ml | 2026-09-20 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0000042376187 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/000/004/237/6187/front_en.16.full.jpg | ODbL | Open Food Facts contributors | |
| off-20030995 | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0000020030995 | Open Food Facts: Saskia mineralwasser classic, 1.5 l, English export label | 2026-09-20 | Open Food Facts | catalogue | | 0000020030995 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/000/002/003/0995/front_en.6.full.jpg | ODbL | Open Food Facts contributors | |
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## About <!--about-->
Saskia Classic is the carbonated sort of Saskia, the own-label natural mineral water of the German discounter Lidl, sold beside the Medium and Still sorts in 1,5-litre and 0,5-litre one-way PET bottles.[^lidl-saskia][^meg-water] It is filled for Lidl by MEG Weißenfels GmbH & Co. KG at five spring sites — Leißling, Löningen, Jessen, Kirkel and Wörth am Rhein — and every label names its own spring, so bottles sold as Classic differ in mineralisation and carry a separate barcode for each spring and size.[^meg-water][^off-42376057] The six German barcodes in the table below were each read off a label photograph. The bottler describes all of the Saskia waters as suitable for a low-sodium diet, and the labels print "Natriumarm".[^meg-water][^off-42376187]
The line is older than any date its owner publishes: the barcode of the 1,5-litre Wörth am Rhein bottle was already catalogued by the first Barcodepedia in February 2007, as "Saskia Quelle", described simply as Lidl mineral water.[^oldbcp] The bottle has the better-documented history. The Schwarz Group, Lidl's parent, dates the development of the Saskia "Kreislaufflasche" to 2008, and says that since June 2021 every one-way deposit PET bottle its Schwarz Produktion arm fills for the Lidl own labels in Germany — Classic among them — has been made of 100 % recycled plastic apart from cap and label.[^schwarz-rpet] An English-language export label sells the same carbonated water as "Sparkling" rather than Classic.[^off-20030995]
Two things this page cannot settle. No source found gives the year the Saskia Classic line was launched or first sold: neither Lidl nor MEG publishes one, and the 2007 catalogue entry is only the earliest dated record of one of its barcodes, not a launch. And no barcode could be found for a Classic bottle from the Kirkel spring, which MEG lists among its five, so the table below is incomplete.
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