Red = high mineral content ; blue = low mineral content
| Water/Minerals |
Ca
|
Mg
|
Na
|
K
|
Cl
|
SO4
|
HCO3
|
NO3
|
SiO2
|
F
|
pH
|
Acqua della Madonna  |
367
|
69
|
82
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
1359
|
0
|
32
|
0
|
6.3
|
| Acqua Panna |
33
|
6.7
|
6.3
|
0
|
9.1
|
21.1
|
108
|
0
|
7.2
|
0
|
8.1
|
Aguabona Santolin  |
92.4
|
2.73
|
2.0
|
0
|
4.8
|
6.5
|
274
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
| Agua de Benassal |
93.1
|
3.8
|
3.6
|
0
|
5.7
|
22.6
|
272
|
0
|
6.3
|
0
|
|
| Aigua de Ribes |
45.8
|
8.3
|
5.6
|
0
|
6.6
|
28.8
|
137
|
0
|
8.8
|
0
|
7
|
Alardo  |
0.6
|
0.3
|
3.4
|
0
|
2.1
|
0
|
6.0
|
2.0
|
13.4
|
-
|
6.0
|
Aquarel  |
70
|
2.1
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
210
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
7.1
|
Apollinaris Classic  |
9
|
12
|
47
|
3
|
13
|
10
|
180
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5.8
|
| Arvie |
170
|
92
|
650
|
130
|
387
|
31
|
2195
|
0
|
77
|
0.9
|
6.3
|
| Badoit |
190
|
85
|
165
|
10
|
44
|
38
|
1300
|
0
|
34
|
1.3
|
6
|
| Bezoya |
5.2
|
0.9
|
1.3
|
0
|
0.6
|
0
|
21
|
2.8
|
9.1
|
0
|
8
|
Brecon Carreg  |
55
|
15
|
5
|
0.5
|
9
|
9
|
225
|
3.5
|
7
|
0
|
7.6
|
Bru - Still  |
21
|
20
|
8
|
1.5
|
4
|
5
|
180
|
0
|
19
|
0
|
|
| Budgens Montgomery Spring - Still |
45
|
4.5
|
69
|
5.4
|
31
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
7.5
|
| Buxton Still |
55
|
19
|
1
|
24
|
37
|
13
|
248
|
0.1
|
0
|
0
|
7.4
|
| Cabreiroa |
5.3
|
3.0
|
54.6
|
2.8
|
8.0
|
0
|
167
|
0
|
23.3
|
0.96
|
7.21
|
| Chaudfontaine |
65
|
18
|
44
|
2.5
|
35
|
40
|
305
|
0.1
|
0
|
0.4
|
7.6
|
| Contrex |
485
|
84
|
9.1
|
3.2
|
10
|
1187
|
403
|
2.7
|
0
|
0
|
7.2
|
| Cortes de Arenoso |
100
|
9
|
9.5
|
1.5
|
0
|
18.9
|
279
|
0
|
0
|
0.1
|
|
| Cristaline/Aurèle |
106
|
3.8
|
3.5
|
1.8
|
3.8
|
58.9
|
272
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
7.5
|
| Courmayeur |
533
|
66
|
1
|
2
|
0.5
|
1480
|
176
|
3.8
|
1.5
|
0.5
|
7.4
|
| Dolomiti |
25.6
|
9.2
|
1.4
|
0.8
|
0.9
|
23
|
94
|
3.5
|
8.5
|
0.08
|
|
| Estrella (Gourmet) |
35.2
|
5.4
|
9.8
|
0
|
14.4
|
17.8
|
112
|
0
|
14
|
0
|
|
| Evian |
78
|
24
|
5
|
1
|
4.5
|
10
|
357
|
3.8
|
13.5
|
0
|
7.2
|
| Fabia |
140
|
7.74
|
19
|
1.82
|
0
|
48
|
390
|
8.45
|
12.4
|
0
|
7.1
|
| Fastio |
1.3
|
0
|
4.1
|
0.6
|
4.2
|
0
|
8.0
|
0
|
9.6
|
-
|
6.0
|
| Ferrarelle |
390
|
25
|
51
|
49
|
1.6
|
4.5
|
1490
|
3.5
|
83
|
1.1
|
6.2
|
| Fonteide |
5.8
|
4.3
|
20.3
|
8.5
|
17.2
|
4.9
|
56.9
|
0
|
34.3
|
0.3
|
|
| Font Vella Sacalm |
43.2
|
11.5
|
12.3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
167
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7.9
|
| Font Vella Sigüenza |
86.9
|
22.5
|
8.1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1312
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
| Freu H· |
17
|
3.5
|
14
|
1
|
5
|
18
|
80
|
0.2
|
0
|
0
|
|
| Fuente Arquillo (Aldi) |
86.2
|
33
|
3.6
|
1.1
|
6.3
|
15.1
|
336
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
|
| Fuente Liviana |
64.7
|
18.5
|
0.7
|
0.5
|
2.1
|
21.3
|
273
|
0
|
3.2
|
0
|
|
| Fuente Primavera |
88
|
23
|
21
|
0
|
44
|
53
|
298
|
0
|
8
|
0
|
|
| Harrogate Spa Still |
46
|
16
|
5.7
|
3.3
|
18
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7.1
|
| Hépar (Vittel) |
549
|
119
|
14
|
4
|
11
|
1530
|
384
|
4.3
|
0
|
0
|
7.2
|
| Highland Spring |
40.5
|
10
|
5.6
|
0.7
|
5.3
|
150
|
3.1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7.8
|
Knutwiler still  |
89
|
24
|
5
|
0
|
5.7
|
20
|
375
|
0
|
17
|
0.1
|
|
| Lanjarón |
38.1
|
11.4
|
6.8
|
0.8
|
3.9
|
25.9
|
145.8
|
5.8
|
16.7
|
0.2
|
6.2
|
| Levico Acque |
7.1
|
1.4
|
1.5
|
0.44
|
1.1
|
11.5
|
14.4
|
2
|
5.5
|
0
|
6.5
|
| Levissima |
19.9
|
1.7
|
2.1
|
1.6
|
0
|
15.8
|
56.8
|
1.3
|
5.7
|
0.2
|
7.8
|
| Lunares |
94.5
|
40.7
|
38.9
|
2.2
|
62.3
|
150
|
290
|
0
|
9.6
|
0
|
|
| Luso |
0.8
|
1.7
|
7.2
|
0
|
9.4
|
1.5
|
12
|
1.6
|
14
|
-
|
5.8
|
| Monchique |
1.1
|
0
|
115
|
0
|
39
|
0
|
116
|
0
|
8.5
|
0
|
9.5
|
| Montcalm |
3
|
0.6
|
1.5
|
0.4
|
0.6
|
8.7
|
5.2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
6.8
|
| Mont Roucous |
1.2
|
0.2
|
2.8
|
0.4
|
3.2
|
3.3
|
4.9
|
2.3
|
6.9
|
0
|
6
|
| Natia |
40
|
5.7
|
30
|
29
|
15
|
5
|
250
|
9.5
|
89
|
1.1
|
6.4
|
| Neval |
53.8
|
41.5
|
82.9
|
2.7
|
138
|
115
|
240
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
| Ogeu |
48
|
12
|
31
|
1
|
48
|
18
|
183
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
|
| Orée du Bois |
150
|
50
|
43
|
9
|
62
|
635
|
292
|
1
|
0
|
1.3
|
7.2
|
| L'Oiselle |
164
|
79
|
86
|
22
|
144
|
430
|
312
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
7.2
|
| Perrier |
149
|
7
|
11.5
|
0
|
23
|
42
|
120
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5.46
|
| Pierval |
42.8
|
16
|
10.3
|
18.8
|
10.4
|
32
|
197
|
1
|
0
|
0.15
|
7.2
|
| Quézac |
241
|
95
|
255
|
49.7
|
38
|
143
|
1685.4
|
0.1
|
0
|
2.1
|
6
|
| Recoaro |
35.2
|
14
|
0.9
|
0.3
|
0
|
19.9
|
150
|
4.3
|
1.7
|
0.1
|
8.1
|
| Rocchetta |
57.36
|
3.23
|
4.13
|
0.35
|
6.78
|
6.75
|
182
|
1.1
|
4.17
|
0.13
|
7.6
|
| Ruscella |
83.7
|
12.3
|
17.7
|
2.2
|
29
|
9
|
278
|
0
|
0
|
0.5
|
7.48
|
| La Salvetat |
253
|
11
|
7
|
3
|
4
|
25
|
820
|
1
|
71
|
0
|
6
|
| San Benedetto |
128.9
|
17.9
|
11.7
|
2.4
|
35.3
|
43.3
|
359.9
|
0.1
|
13.4
|
0
|
7.52
|
| San Pelligrino |
186.9
|
52.2
|
39
|
0
|
61.1
|
476
|
241.9
|
0
|
0
|
0.5
|
7.7
|
| Scottish Still (M&S) |
42
|
9
|
12
|
1
|
10
|
13
|
135
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
7.4
|
| Serra da Estrela |
2.7
|
0
|
4.4
|
0
|
3.2
|
0
|
16.5
|
0
|
17
|
-
|
5.8 ~ 7.0
|
| Solan de Cabras |
60
|
26.7
|
4.8
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
284
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
| Spa Reine |
4.5
|
1.3
|
3
|
0.5
|
5
|
4
|
15
|
1.9
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
| Strathmore Still |
87
|
15
|
56
|
2.2
|
155
|
1
|
145 (CaCO3)
|
5
|
0
|
0.1
|
7.7
|
| Swiss Alpina |
199
|
31.2
|
5.4
|
2.5
|
5.3
|
459
|
202
|
0.1
|
7.8
|
0.1
|
7.3
|
| SwissMountain |
259
|
40
|
3.8
|
2.1
|
3
|
568
|
241
|
0.1
|
7.1
|
0.03
|
7.2
|
| Tönissteiner |
157
|
126
|
106
|
16.1
|
31.3
|
0
|
1312
|
0
|
41.7
|
0
|
|
| Ty Nant |
22.5
|
11.5
|
22
|
1
|
14
|
3.7
|
0
|
0.1
|
0
|
0.15
|
6.8
|
| Ursu9 (Pingo Doce) |
3.7
|
0.5
|
107.7
|
0
|
36.7
|
0
|
193
|
0
|
12
|
0
|
9.0
|
| Valmora |
9.5
|
2.6
|
1.2
|
0.53
|
0.25
|
4.4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7.2
|
| Valser Classic |
418
|
53
|
10
|
1
|
2
|
941
|
360
|
0
|
0
|
0.7
|
|
| Valvert |
67.6
|
2
|
1.9
|
0.2
|
4
|
18
|
204
|
3.5
|
0
|
0
|
7.3
|
| Vauban |
230
|
66
|
40
|
8
|
58
|
620
|
280
|
1
|
0
|
1.3
|
7.2
|
| Vichy Célestins |
103
|
10
|
1172
|
66
|
235
|
138
|
2989
|
2
|
0
|
5
|
6.8
|
| Vichy Saint-Yorre |
90
|
11
|
1708
|
132
|
322
|
174
|
4364
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
6.6
|
| Vitalis |
0.9
|
0.6
|
6.6
|
2.1
|
8.2
|
0
|
5.0
|
2.2
|
17
|
-
|
5.7
|
| Vitasnella |
95
|
34
|
3.7
|
1.5
|
0
|
91
|
324
|
4.7
|
0
|
0.4
|
7.4
|
| Vittel |
202
|
43
|
4.7
|
0
|
0
|
336
|
402
|
4.6
|
0
|
0.28
|
7.5
|
| Volvic |
11.5
|
8
|
11.6
|
6.2
|
13.5
|
8.1
|
71
|
6.3
|
31.7
|
0
|
7
|
Vöslauer  |
118
|
41.3
|
14.4
|
1.8
|
20.2
|
242
|
255
|
0
|
14.6
|
0
|
7.16
|
| Wattwiller |
180
|
15
|
3
|
1.3
|
0
|
340
|
160
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7.5
|
How to choose the best mineral water for me?
Selecting the best water for you depends on your own specific needs.
Generally speaking, most of the adult population needs to consume more calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg), so water rich in those minerals will benefit most people. However excessive levels of calcium can also create kidney stones or result of overactive parathyroid glands, among others.
Potassium (K) is recommended to lower blood pressure, while sodium (Na) has the opposite effect and increases blood pressure. So whether you choose a water richer in sodium or potassium depends on whether your blood pressure is generally too high or too low. The majority of people want to lower their blood pressure, especially once they reach their forties.
The levels of sulfate (SO4) in bottled mineral water is not very important, although higher concentrations can lead to bad-tasting water and can have a laxative effect.
Bicarbonate (HCO3) is generally desireable in water as it helps digestion.
Chloride (Cl) and Nitrate (NO3) have no benefits for human health and higher concentrations may be harmful to health. So ideally choose water with low chloride and nitrate levels, or none at all.
Higher levels of silica (SiO2) in water have been found to decrease the risk of dementia (Rondeau et al. 2008). So higher SiO2 are positive.
Fluoride (F) helps protect teeth and treat osteoporosis, but is toxic at higher concentrations and can cause stomach ulcers. Water rich in fluoride should be avoided for infants and is generally not recommended unless someone has weak teeth or bones.
Finally, the water's pH can be slightly acidic (<7), neutral (7) or slightly alkaline (>7). Alkaline water is recommended to decrease stomach acidity and acid reflux.
