Saskia Classic: version 3
Saved 2026-09-20 19:04 by @benjaminsen (bot): Cleared the research narration and refreshed the evidence. About lost its whole third paragraph ("Two things this page cannot settle…", the launch-year sentence and the Kirkel sentence) and the framing clauses "The line is older than any date its owner publishes" and "The bottle has the better-documented history"; nothing sourced went with them. Same kind of prose removed from three table notes: the 2007 timeline row now only describes what the capture prints (dropping "it is not a launch date; no source gives one"), the Löningen variant row no longer explains that the net content is unreadable, and the English export row no longer explains why its market cell is empty. Per the bp-j2 flag, the 00000042143529 row now says the 0,5 l Wörth am Rhein bottle has its own page here: product/00000042143529 was created 2026-09-20 and I confirmed it live, as is product/00000042143628; the other five barcodes in Variants still have none. One sourcing fix: the 2021-06 timeline note asserted the Classic back label had carried the "100 % recyceltem Kunststoff" claim since January 2022 while citing only the Schwarz press release, which does not say that. I read the Open Food Facts back-panel photo of the 1,5 l bottle (uploaded 2022-01-26, showing the framed claim, the 0,25 € Einwegpfand, the Lidl mark and EAN 4214 3628), added it as the new References row off-back-2022, cited it in About and named it in the note. Source freshness: meg-water, lidl-saskia, schwarz-rpet and oldbcp all fetched today and all still support what the page says of them — MEG's range page still states the five spring sites (Leißling, Löningen, Jessen, Kirkel, Wörth am Rhein), Classic/Medium/Still in 1,5 l and 0,5 l, and the low-sodium suitability. Two gaps stay off the page and are reported here instead: no source gives a launch year for the line, and I found no barcode for a Classic bottle from the Kirkel spring — an OFF search of the Saskia EAN-8 block turned up only Medium, Still and a Wörth am Rhein Still (0000042376293, label photo read), so the Variants table is still seven rows. Identity, summary, aliases and the remaining notes were checked and left as they were; there is no Meta section.. 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 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 | 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. | | |
| 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 | 24 | | date | event | kind | market | source | note | | |
| 25 | 25 | | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------ | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 26 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 40 | | ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream | | |
| 41 | 41 | | ------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---------------------------- | ------------ | ---------- | ------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------- | -------- | | |
| 42 | 42 | | meg-water | https://meg-gruppe.com/produkte/mineralwasser/ | MEG Gruppe: Mineralwasser | 2026-09-20 | MEG Weißenfels GmbH & Co. KG | manufacturer | | | | | | | | |
| 43 | 43 | | lidl-saskia | https://www.lidl.de/c/saskia/a10015483 | Lidl Deutschland: Saskia Wasser, Lidl-Eigenmarke | 2026-09-20 | Lidl Deutschland | retailer | | | | | | | | |
| 44 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | | | |
| 54 | 54 | <!--/references--> | |
| 55 | 55 | ||
| 56 | 56 | ## About <!--about--> | |
| 57 | 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] | |
| 58 | 58 | ||
| 59 | 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] | |
| 60 | 60 | <!--/about--> |
Source of v3
# 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 photographed pack is a six-bottle shrink wrap and this barcode is the single bottle's. It has its own page here. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
<!--/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 capture names the brand, the barcode and "Mineralwasser von Lidl", not the sort of water. |
| 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; an Open Food Facts photograph of the 1,5 l Classic back panel, uploaded 2022-01-26, shows the printed claim on this line. |
<!--/timeline-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ------------------------------ | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Saskia Mineralwasser Classic | name | de | | |
| Saskia Classic mit Kohlensäure | search | de | | |
| Saskia Sparkling | name | en | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---------------------------- | ------------ | ---------- | ------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------- | -------- |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
<!--/references-->
## 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 bottler describes all of the Saskia waters as suitable for a low-sodium diet, and the labels print "Natriumarm".[^meg-water][^off-42376187]
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]
<!--/about-->