Rate Your Bottled Water
The table below of Top Ten bottled waters shows the lives that might be
saved if these brands switched to springs that are naturally rich in
magnesium, or if these brands fortified their water with magnesium. Please note that WHO, the World Health Organization, now recommends that all bottled water be labeled for Mg content.
BEVERAGE WORLD Top 10
Bottled Waters of 1999
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RANK
|
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BRAND
|
SALES
(millions)
|
MARKET
SHARE
|
ESTIMATED
GALLONS
(millions)
|
MAGNESIUM
mg/liter
|
|
COUNTRY OF
ORIGIN
|
ESTIMATED LIVES
SAVED PER YEAR
if water had
90 mg/liter
magnesium
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Poland Spring
|
$406.2
|
8.2%
|
278.8
|
2
|
|
US
|
1242 Lives
|
|
2
|
|
Arrowhead
|
$315.0
|
6.4%
|
217.6
|
5
|
|
US
|
937 Lives
|
|
3
|
|
Aquafina
|
$285.0
|
5.8%
|
197.2
|
22
|
|
Canada
|
679 Lives
|
|
4
|
|
Sparkletts
|
$246.5
|
5.0%
|
170.0
|
5
|
|
US
|
731 Lives
|
|
5
|
|
Evian
|
$219.0
|
4.4%
|
149.6
|
24
|
|
France
|
500 Lives
|
|
6
|
|
Deer Park
|
$167.4
|
3.4%
|
115.6
|
1
|
|
US
|
521 Lives
|
|
8
|
|
Zephyrhills
|
$147.5
|
3.0%
|
102.0
|
7
|
|
US
|
428 Lives
|
|
9
|
|
Ozarka
|
$144.6
|
2.9%
|
98.6
|
1
|
|
US
|
444 Lives
|
|
10
|
|
Hinckley Springs*
|
$134.2
|
2.7%
|
91.8
|
?
|
|
US
|
?
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|
TOP 10 BRANDS
|
$2,216.8
|
44.9%
|
1,526.6
|
Estimated
8.4 mg/L
|
|
80% US
|
Estimated
6,308 Lives
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All Brands
|
$4,900.0
|
100.0%
|
3,400.0
|
Estimated
2.7 mg/L
|
|
Mostly US
|
Estimated
15,032 Lives
|
*Formerly known as Hinckley & Schmitt
NOTE: Sales figures preliminary
SOURCE: Beverage Marketing Corporation
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Below is a list of the most common bottled waters from around the world so
you can see how the content of calcium, magnesium and sodium varies from
water to water. [An interesting new development is Diet Coke Plus, a water-based beverage
recently introduced by Coca Cola which has a magnesium content of 167 mg/L, a very significant amount.]
|
Bottled Water Name
|
Ca mg/l
|
Mg mg/l
|
Na mg/l
|
Ca:Mg Source Ratio
|
Book
|
|
A Sante
|
4
|
1
|
160
|
3.3
|
1
|
|
Abbey Well
|
54
|
36
|
45
|
1.5
|
2
|
|
Abita
|
-
|
-
|
48
|
-
|
1
|
|
Acqua di Nepi
|
72
|
26
|
32
|
2.8
|
2
|
|
Acqua Fabia
|
124
|
5
|
15
|
25.9
|
2
|
|
Adobe Springs
|
3
|
110
|
5
|
.0
|
*
|
|
Agua de Viladrau
|
16
|
2
|
9
|
7.1
|
2
|
|
Alhambra
|
10
|
5
|
5
|
1.9
|
1
|
|
Apollinaris
|
89
|
104
|
425
|
0.9
|
2
|
|
Aproz
|
454
|
67
|
8
|
6.8
|
2
|
|
Aqua Cool
|
45
|
1
|
3
|
45.0
|
1
|
|
Aqua-Pura
|
53
|
7
|
27
|
7.5
|
2
|
|
Aquamine
|
57
|
31
|
5
|
1.8
|
2
|
|
Arrowhead
|
20
|
5
|
3
|
4.0
|
1
|
|
Artesia
|
61
|
13
|
-
|
4.6
|
1
|
|
Badoit
|
200
|
100
|
160
|
2.0
|
2
|
|
Ballygowan
|
114
|
16
|
15
|
7.1
|
2
|
|
Belmont Springs
|
-
|
-
|
9
|
-
|
1
|
|
Black Mountain
|
25
|
1
|
8
|
34.2
|
1
|
|
Boario
|
124
|
41
|
6
|
3.0
|
2
|
|
Brecon Careg
|
48
|
17
|
6
|
2.9
|
2
|
|
Bru
|
23
|
23
|
10
|
1.0
|
2
|
|
Buxton
|
55
|
19
|
24
|
2.9
|
2
|
|
Caddo Valley
|
36
|
3
|
2
|
10.6
|
1
|
|
Calistoga
|
7
|
1
|
150
|
7.0
|
2
|
|
Canadian Glacier
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
6.3
|
1
|
|
Canadian Spring
|
11
|
3
|
2
|
3.8
|
1
|
|
Canada Geese
|
282
|
10
|
36
|
29.4
|
2
|
|
Carolina Mountain
|
6
|
-
|
5
|
-
|
1
|
|
Caxamba
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
1
|
|
Chiltern Hills
|
104
|
1
|
8
|
74.3
|
2
|
|
Clairval
|
20
|
7
|
13
|
2.9
|
1
|
|
Claudia
|
104
|
22
|
56
|
4.7
|
2
|
|
Cobb Mountain
|
6
|
2
|
5
|
2.8
|
1
|
|
Colorado Crystal
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
|
Contrex
|
467
|
84
|
7
|
5.6
|
2
|
|
Contrexeville
|
546
|
45
|
-
|
12.3
|
1
|
|
Cristalp
|
115
|
40
|
20
|
2.9
|
2
|
|
Crodo Lisiel
|
60
|
2
|
6
|
35.3
|
2
|
|
Crodo Valle d'oro
|
510
|
51
|
2
|
10.0
|
2
|
|
Crystal Drinking
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
0.9
|
1
|
|
Crystal Rock
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
0.9
|
1
|
|
Crystal Springs
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
|
Crystal Water
|
-
|
-
|
4
|
-
|
1
|
|
Crystal White Spr.
|
2
|
0
|
12
|
10.0
|
1
|
|
Deep Rock
|
2
|
0
|
-
|
10.0
|
1
|
|
Deer Park
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1.3
|
1
|
|
Diamond Pure Water
|
7
|
1
|
-
|
9.1
|
2
|
|
Diamond Water
|
74
|
3
|
2
|
24.7
|
1
|
|
Eden
|
26
|
18
|
32
|
1.4
|
2
|
|
Ephrata Diamond
|
27
|
7
|
10
|
3.7
|
1
|
|
Evian
|
78
|
24
|
5
|
3.3
|
2
|
|
Fachingen
|
113
|
62
|
500
|
1.8
|
2
|
|
Ferrarelle
|
408
|
23
|
50
|
17.7
|
2
|
|
Fiuggi
|
15
|
5
|
6
|
3.1
|
2
|
|
Font Vella
|
26
|
5
|
12
|
5.2
|
2
|
|
Fonter
|
35
|
7
|
11
|
4.8
|
2
|
|
Franken-Brunnen
|
198
|
42
|
52
|
4.8
|
2
|
|
Georgia Mountain
|
2
|
0
|
-
|
3.6
|
2
|
|
Gerolsteiner Sprudel
|
364
|
113
|
128
|
3.2
|
2
|
|
Glenpatrick Spr.
|
112
|
15
|
12
|
7.5
|
2
|
|
Golden Eagle
|
22
|
37
|
1
|
0.6
|
2
|
|
Great Bear
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
0.8
|
1
|
|
Hassia Sprudel
|
176
|
36
|
232
|
4.9
|
2
|
|
Hayat
|
23
|
5
|
4
|
4.3
|
2
|
|
Hella
|
51
|
4
|
8
|
14.2
|
2
|
|
Henniez
|
111
|
19
|
9
|
5.8
|
2
|
|
Highland Spring
|
39
|
15
|
9
|
2.6
|
2
|
|
Ice Mountain
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
0.3
|
1
|
|
Jabal Akhdar
|
55
|
21
|
19
|
2.6
|
2
|
|
Kaiser Friedrich Quelle
|
5
|
4
|
1419
|
1.2
|
2
|
|
Kentucky Bubbling
|
80
|
-
|
19
|
-
|
1
|
|
Kentucky Spring
|
80
|
-
|
19
|
-
|
1
|
|
Kentwood
|
2
|
1
|
6
|
1.9
|
1
|
|
Krystynka
|
176
|
60
|
900
|
2.9
|
2
|
|
La Croix
|
37
|
22
|
4
|
1.7
|
1
|
|
La Vie
|
23
|
8
|
60
|
2.9
|
2
|
|
Lanjaron
|
50
|
12
|
-
|
4.2
|
2
|
|
Laoshan
|
111
|
70
|
1500
|
1.6
|
2
|
|
Levissima
|
18
|
1
|
1
|
16.7
|
22
|
|
Lithia Springs
|
120
|
7
|
680
|
16.4
|
1
|
|
Loka
|
4
|
4
|
139
|
0.9
|
1
|
|
Mendocino
|
310
|
130
|
240
|
2.4
|
2
|
|
Minere
|
54
|
27
|
110
|
2.0
|
2
|
|
Mount Olympus
|
8
|
2
|
3
|
3.3
|
1
|
|
Mountain Valley
|
68
|
8
|
3
|
8.5
|
2
|
|
Naleczowianka
|
119
|
24
|
21
|
4.9
|
2
|
|
Naya
|
38
|
20
|
6
|
1.9
|
2
|
|
Noah's
|
3
|
110
|
5
|
.0
|
*
|
|
Oasis Spring
|
39
|
11
|
10
|
3.5
|
1
|
|
Ozarka
|
18
|
1
|
5
|
18.4
|
1
|
|
Panna
|
15
|
5
|
13
|
2.8
|
2
|
|
Passugger
|
286
|
24
|
46
|
11.9
|
2
|
|
Pedras Salgadas
|
132
|
9
|
550
|
15.5
|
2
|
|
Penafiel
|
131
|
41
|
159
|
3.2
|
1
|
|
Perrier
|
145
|
4
|
14
|
41.4
|
2
|
|
Peterstaler
|
216
|
49
|
215
|
4.4
|
2
|
|
Poland Spring
|
-
|
2
|
3
|
0.0
|
2
|
|
Polar
|
13
|
2
|
9
|
6.6
|
1
|
|
Pracastello
|
164
|
46
|
28
|
3.5
|
2
|
|
Pure Hawaiian
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
|
Quibell
|
-
|
-
|
5
|
-
|
1
|
|
Radenska
|
217
|
97
|
470
|
2.2
|
2
|
|
Ramlosa
|
-
|
-
|
222
|
-
|
2
|
|
Ramona
|
10
|
5
|
22
|
2.1
|
1
|
|
Rippoldsauer
|
248
|
37
|
150
|
6.7
|
2
|
|
Rock Spring
|
-
|
-
|
5
|
-
|
2
|
|
Romerquelle
|
146
|
65
|
13
|
2.2
|
2
|
|
Rosbacher
|
256
|
128
|
40
|
2.0
|
2
|
|
Saint Yorre
|
30
|
7
|
1108
|
4.3
|
2
|
|
Salus Vidago
|
78
|
10
|
660
|
7.6
|
2
|
|
San Benedetto
|
43
|
25
|
8
|
1.7
|
2
|
|
San Bernardo
|
12
|
1
|
1
|
20.0
|
2
|
|
San Narciso
|
53
|
9
|
1120
|
6.1
|
2
|
|
San Pellegrino
|
204
|
57
|
47
|
3.6
|
2
|
|
Sangemini
|
322
|
19
|
21
|
16.9
|
2
|
|
Santa Ynez
|
19
|
87
|
-
|
.2
|
*
|
|
Sao Lourenco Fonte Oriente
|
68
|
65
|
82
|
1.0
|
2
|
|
Saratoga
|
64
|
7
|
9
|
9.7
|
1
|
|
Sidi Harazem
|
70
|
40
|
120
|
1.8
|
2
|
|
Sierra
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
|
Snow Valley
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
|
Sohat
|
31
|
5
|
4
|
6.0
|
2
|
|
Spa Reine
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
2.7
|
2
|
|
Sparkletts
|
5
|
5
|
15
|
1.0
|
1
|
|
St. Gero
|
407
|
121
|
175
|
3.4
|
2
|
|
St. Michaelis
|
43
|
4
|
21
|
11.6
|
2
|
|
Strathmore
|
60
|
15
|
46
|
4.0
|
2
|
|
Talawanda
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
1
|
|
Talking Rain
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
1.0
|
1
|
|
Tanuf
|
52
|
20
|
21
|
2.6
|
2
|
|
Thorspring
|
6
|
1
|
8
|
12.4
|
2
|
|
Tipperary
|
37
|
23
|
25
|
1.6
|
2
|
|
Uberkinger
|
26
|
17
|
1180
|
1.5
|
2
|
|
Utopia
|
76
|
17
|
8
|
4.5
|
1
|
|
Valser St.Petersquelle
|
436
|
54
|
11
|
8.1
|
2
|
|
Valvert
|
68
|
2
|
2
|
33.8
|
2
|
|
Vera
|
34
|
13
|
2
|
2.6
|
2
|
|
Vichy Catalan
|
33
|
8
|
1133
|
4.2
|
2
|
|
Vichy Celestins
|
100
|
9
|
1200
|
11.1
|
2
|
|
Vichy Novelle
|
70
|
110
|
1
|
0.6
|
2
|
|
Vichy Original
|
100
|
110
|
220
|
0.9
|
2
|
|
Vichy Springs
|
157
|
48
|
1095
|
3.3
|
1
|
|
Villa del Sur
|
25
|
15
|
154
|
1.7
|
2
|
|
Vittel Bonne
|
91
|
20
|
7
|
4.6
|
2
|
|
Vittel Grande
|
202
|
36
|
3
|
5.6
|
2
|
|
Vittel Hepar
|
575
|
118
|
13
|
4.9
|
2
|
|
Volvic
|
10
|
6
|
9
|
1.6
|
2
|
|
Voslauer
|
57
|
37
|
5
|
1.5
|
2
|
|
Zephyrhills
|
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