Ice Mountain vs Mountain Valley: which water is healthier?

Updated October 7, 2026 · Scores from third-party lab reports · How we score

Mountain Valley is the healthier choice, scoring 68/100 versus 59/100 for Ice Mountain. The biggest differences are packaging material and contaminants.

Ice Mountain

Ice Mountain Spring Water Plastic Bottle

Mountain Valley

Mountain Valley Spring Water Glass Bottle

Side-by-side comparison

	Ice Mountain	Mountain Valley
Purity score	59/100	68/100
Product compared	Ice Mountain Spring Water Plastic Bottle	Mountain Valley Spring Water Glass Bottle
Type	Still	Still
Water source	Spring	Mountain Spring
Packaging	Plastic	Glass
Microplastics risk	High	Low
Lab tested	Yes	Yes
PFAS tested	Yes	Yes
Contaminants flagged	13	5
pH	7.2	8.2
TDS (minerals)	191 ppm	202 ppm
Fluoride	0.2 mg/L	—

Score breakdown

Factor	Ice Mountain	Mountain Valley
Lab report indexed	45/45	45/45
Contaminants	0/50	2/50
Water source	25/25	25/25
Mineral preservation	17/17	17/17
Packaging material	2/22	22/22
Cap material	7/7	0/7
PFAS testing	5/5	5/5

Each brand is represented by its most popular product. See all products from Ice Mountain and Mountain Valley.

Frequently asked questions

Which is better, Ice Mountain or Mountain Valley?

Mountain Valley is the healthier choice, scoring 68/100 versus 59/100 for Ice Mountain. The biggest differences are packaging material and contaminants.

Is Ice Mountain or Mountain Valley better for avoiding microplastics?

Ice Mountain (plastic) has a high microplastics risk and Mountain Valley (glass) has a low risk, based on packaging material.

Which has more minerals, Ice Mountain or Mountain Valley?

Mountain Valley has more dissolved minerals (202 ppm TDS vs 191 ppm).