Bottled water
Spring and mineral waters with published water-quality reports, in glass where possible.
What we look for
We look for
- A water-quality report: a recent, complete report on the brand’s site that names the lab and its reporting limits, including PFAS, arsenic and nitrate.
- Low PFAS: results below detection or well under the EPA drinking-water limits, ideally confirmed by an independent test such as FDA’s bottled water survey.
- Glass or aluminum over plastic, with the cap and liner materials stated.
- A named source: the spring or aquifer, and how the water is treated.
- Minerals stated: calcium, magnesium, sodium and total dissolved solids per liter.
We avoid
- Brands that will not publish a water-quality report.
- Plastic bottles stored in heat or sun.
- “Alkaline”, “structured” or “hydrogen-rich” health claims.
Read the research
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4 products · best rated first
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EvianEvian Natural Spring Water, 750 mL glass
French spring water in glass with the best test data in this group: PFAS not detected in an NSF report and in 14 FDA samples. A US grocer sells the 750 mL glass bottle for about $3.18; online resellers ask twice that or more. -
Mountain ValleyMountain Valley Spring Water, 1 L glass bottles
Glass-bottled Arkansas spring water. Its 2025 report lists 18 PFAS, arsenic, nitrate and uranium as not detected, but it is the maker’s own table with no lab named, and we found no outside test of this brand. -
Acqua PannaAcqua Panna Natural Spring Water, 750 mL glass
Italian still spring water in glass. FDA found no PFAS in six US samples, but we could not open the maker’s 2025 report, and Italian tests in 2025 found TFA, a very short PFAS, in Panna sold in Italy. -
S.PellegrinoS.Pellegrino Sparkling Natural Mineral Water, 750 mL glass
Sparkling Italian mineral water in glass. FDA found no PFAS in nine US samples and Consumer Reports found 0.31 ppt in 2020, but we could not open the maker’s 2025 report, and Greenpeace Italia found TFA in it.