What is the healthiest bottled water?

Updated · Scores from third-party lab reports · How we score

The healthiest bottled water right now is Panama Blue Water Glass Bottle (96/100), based on 310 waters with third-party lab reports. The rest of the top five are Cedar Springs Bottled Water Gallon, Acqua Filette Natural Glass Bottle, Eldorado Natural Spring Water Gallon, Lauretana Natural Mineral Water in Glass Bottle. They all share the same recipe: a protected natural source, glass packaging, published lab results with low contaminants, and PFAS testing.

The top 10 healthiest bottled waters

  1. Panama Blue Water Glass Bottle — 96/100, glass
  2. Cedar Springs Bottled Water Gallon — 96/100, glass
  3. Acqua Filette Natural Glass Bottle — 95/100, glass
  4. Eldorado Natural Spring Water Gallon — 95/100, glass
  5. Lauretana Natural Mineral Water in Glass Bottle — 94/100, glass
  6. Eira Still Mineral Water Glass Bottle — 93/100, glass
  7. SOLÉ Natural Italian Water Glass Bottle — 93/100, glass
  8. Hawaii Volcanic Still Glass Bottle — 92/100, glass
  9. Lauretana Horeca Mineral Water Glass Bottle — 92/100, glass
  10. Chiarella Natural Water Glass Bottle — 92/100, glass

See the full, filterable list at healthiest bottled water brands.

How the famous brands compare

Most people are choosing between the brands at their grocery store, not imported Italian glass bottles. Here is how the big names score, best first:

  1. Voss Still Water (Norway) Glass Bottle — 74/100, glass
  2. Icelandic Glacial Water Glass Bottle — 71/100, glass
  3. Acqua Panna Spring Water Glass Bottle — 68/100, glass
  4. Mountain Valley Spring Water Glass Bottle — 68/100, glass
  5. Saratoga Spring Water Glass Bottle — 67/100, glass
  6. Evian Spring Water Plastic Bottle — 59/100, plastic
  7. Dasani Plastic Bottle — 57/100, plastic
  8. Fiji Artesian Water Plastic Bottle — 56/100, plastic
  9. Poland Spring Water Jug — 56/100, plastic
  10. Aquafina Plastic Bottle — 50/100, plastic
  11. Glaceau Smartwater Plastic Bottle — 50/100, polyester
  12. Essentia Ionized Alkaline & Electrolyte Water Plastic Bottle — 50/100, plastic

Want a direct matchup? Try Fiji vs Evian, Dasani vs Aquafina or Fiji vs Smartwater.

What makes a bottled water healthy

  1. A lab report you can read. Waters with a third-party lab report average 68.9/100 in our data. Waters without one average 36.3. No report means you are trusting the label.
  2. Low contaminants versus health guidelines, not just legal limits. Legal limits are often set by what is practical to treat, while health guidelines are set by what is safe long term.
  3. Glass packaging. Still waters in glass average 66.2/100, plastic averages 54.3. See glass vs plastic.
  4. A natural source. Spring and aquifer waters keep their minerals. Purified municipal water is clean but stripped.
  5. PFAS testing. Only 86 of 2,735 products have published a PFAS test. See PFAS in bottled water.

Is bottled water healthier than tap water?

Not automatically. Good municipal tap water run through a quality filter can beat most bottled water, without the plastic. Check your city on our tap water quality map and compare the best water filters.

Frequently asked questions

What is the healthiest bottled water to drink?

Panama Blue Water Glass Bottle (96/100) ranks as the healthiest bottled water in our lab-data ranking, followed by Cedar Springs Bottled Water Gallon (96/100) and Acqua Filette Natural Glass Bottle (95/100).

What bottled water do doctors recommend?

There is no single doctor-endorsed brand. Medical guidance focuses on staying hydrated with water that is low in contaminants. Lab-tested waters in glass from a natural source tick the most boxes.

Is Fiji water healthy?

Fiji scores 56/100 in our data. It is a natural artesian water with good minerals, but it loses points for plastic packaging.

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