While the modest amount of minerals found in regular drinking (or tap) water plays a beneficial role in your health, the quantity in actual mineral water proves even more propitious. “Although we obtain essential minerals through diet, mineral water naturally hydrates and specifically offers an additional source of calcium and magnesium—two minerals that most people don’t get enough of,” says celebrity nutritionist Paula Simpson. Read on to see the mineral waters handpicked by our experts and editors and their unique mineral contents.
Magic Mineral Waters
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Fiji
Source: Fiji Islands
Calcium: 17 mg
Magnesium: 13 mg
Potassium: 4.9 mg
Sodium: 18 mg
“What makes this water unique is its silica content," says Simpson.
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Apollinaris
Source: Germany
Calcium: 100
Magnesium: 130mg
Potassium: 20 mg
Sodium: 410 mg
“The level of magnesium is the highest out there,” says New York nutritionist Nicolette Pace.
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San Pellegrino
Source: Italy
Calcium: 200
Magnesium: 52 mg
Potassium: 4 mg
Sodium: 36 mg
Pace says, “This has an excellent mineral content and is naturally sparkling.”
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San Benedetto
Source: Italy
Calcium: 50.1
Magnesium: 29.3 mg
Potassium: 1.0 mg
Sodium: 1.51 mg
“The main benefit of this water is its high alkalinity,” says Simpson.
