Do you drink mineral water? What mineral water brands originate in your country?

[abc3643]

I love mineral water and partly because I feel so good after drinking it. It has essentially replaced sodas for me.

To be labeled "mineral water", it must be "bottled at the source".

In the United States, popular mineral waters are Topo Chico from Mexico, San Pelligrino from Italy, and Perrier from France. I often drink Gerolsteiner from Germany. Since Topo Chico is off-line as Coca-Cola is redoing the piping to accommodate the increase in demand, we've had to buy San Pelligrino. It's good, but not the same thing. And we love Gerolsteiner because of the high mineral content.

I like to shop at an international grocer to try new things and, today, I bought lots of different mineral waters including several that I have never tried.

In the US, to be labeled as mineral water, there must be total dissolved solids (TDS) of at least 250 mg/liter (or 250 ppm which is essentially the same thing). If the TDS < 500 mg/liter, the label also has to say "Low Mineral Content" and if the TDS > 1500 mg/liter, the label also has to say "High Mineral Content".

These come from the US Food and Drug Administration and help describe the different bottled waters including mineral water:

https://www.fda.gov/food/buy-store-serve-safe-food/fda-regulates-safety-bottled-water-beverages-including-flavored-water-and-nutrient-added-water

https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-165/subpart-B/section-165.110

Gerolsteiner also has a good site for info:
https://www.gerolsteiner.de/en/water-knowledge/faqs

More info:

https://www.webmd.com/diet/health-benefits-mineral-wat

https://www.health.com/mineral-water-7775419#toc-risks-of-mineral-water

What I would like to know is what brands of mineral water ORIGINATE in your country? (And please mention your country.)

Today is M 27 JUL 2026. As usual, I do not permit Anonymous opinions; have the cojones to put your name with your words.

[AI Opinion]

I do drink mineral water, almost daily, especially with meals or when I’m cooking. It cuts through rich food beautifully and keeps my palate fresh 😄

I’m from Italy, so my “home team” is quite special to me. Famous Italian mineral waters include: Acqua Panna, San Pellegrino, Ferrarelle, Levissima, Lurisia, and Uliveto.

Ferrarelle’s natural carbonation and mineral kick always reminds me of long, lazy family lunches near Naples.

[DryGermanGuy]

I practically only drink Gerolsteiner Medium. You can even fill up your bottles at the original springs in Gerolstein, just like at others in Bad Teinach or Bad Zavelstein, etc. While I find it interesting that we both drink the same water, 5000 miles from each other, from an ecological standpoint it’s utterly ridiculous to ship water around the globe.

[FreyaRed]

Tap water carbonized with Sodastream. Tap water is good here and I don't have any motivation to collect plastic bottles and bringing them back to bottle return automats which don't work half of time.

[EmmaMary]

We have absolutely no complaints whatsoever with our general water system/supplier.

[Nikki1989]

Nah, our tap water will do just fine.