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.

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1 mo

I want to be clear that mineral water is not just water for hydration, but that the minerals in mineral water have higher "bioavailability" because they are already dissolved. This means that your body can use them more quickly and you can recover faster. Think of Gatorade or other electrolyte drinks. Mineral water is Nature's Gatorade. And, because mineral water is locally sourced, each one is different because of different mineral contents and concentrations.

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1 mo

So, whether you drink mineral water or not, what I am interested in is a list of mineral waters from your country. In Europe, mineral water consumption and awareness is higher than in the US although the US is beginning to get there. So, I am trying to become aware of other brands of mineral water from all over the world.

[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.

[Just_Ken]

Drink filtered water from my tap as its good quality where I live now. Used to buy water in bulk and had a water cooler.

[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.

[EmmaMary]

Thank you for the MHO.

[abc3643]

The system gave you that MHO. I did not.

[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.

[NathanDavis]

I've never liked the sensations of it so... no, I don't drink it

I've been to the Topo Chico before... lol

[Nikki1989]

Nah, our tap water will do just fine.

[BadInfluence05]

I drink Costco brand.

[abc3643]

So when you do that take a look at the bottle and see where the water was bottled. That is required to be on the label.

[BadInfluence05]

It’s Kirkland Italian Sparkling water with Added Carbonation.

[abc3643]

Yeah. I looked it up.

What you are really drinking is "La Galvanina". La Galvanina is an Italian mineral water company that does "white-label marketing" of its water. For instance, ALDI's "Italian Sparkling Water", Costco's, Trader Joe's, and many others are all La Galvanina.

The nice thing about mineral water is that the companies can't bullshit you... Because mineral water labels are legally required to say where their source is, you can figure out who the real bottling company is. With La Galvanina, the source is the Val di Meti on the east coast of Italy.

I just checked with Google's AI and it confirmed what I thought.

[abc3643]

One this is wrong about that though which is why you always have to check AI answers...
Apecchio is not in the Italian Alps. It is a small medieval town located in central Italy within the Apennine mountain range.

[abc3643]

Sadly, it's not a strong mineral water. I know the ALDI mineral water is labeled with "Low Mineral Content". The TDS of Val di Meti water is about 320 mg/liter. The minimum TDS to even be considered as mineral water is 250 mg/liter.