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Icelandic Glacial Natural Spring Water

Natural Spring Water

69Okay

Contaminants · 37

Measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Silver1.02 ppbof 100 ppb
1% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality (secondary), 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.1 mg/L
Barium0.00267 ppmof 2 ppm
<1% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 2 mg/L
Tin1 ppbfound
Detected · no published limit
Vanadium16 ppbfound
Detected · no published limit
AluminumNDof 200 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality (secondary/aesthetic), 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.2 mg/L. NOTE: this is a bottled-water level; it is not an FDA limit for aluminum in solid foods, where no comparable federal limit exists.
AntimonyNDof 6 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.006 mg/L
ArsenicNDof 10 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)
BerylliumNDof 4 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.004 mg/L
Bisphenol a (BPA)NDof 1 ppb
Not detectedEU Reg. (EU) 2024/3190 — BPA banned in food-contact materials from 20 Jan 2025 (old 0.05 mg/kg SML repealed); the residual exemptions require NO detectable migration at a 1 ug/kg detection limit. 1 ppb is therefore the tightest published number.
CadmiumNDof 5 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
ChromiumNDof 100 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.1 mg/L total chromium (= EPA MCL)
CobaltNDnone found
Not detected
CopperNDof 1 ppm
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality (secondary), 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 1 mg/L
IronNDof 300 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality (secondary/aesthetic), 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.3 mg/L
LeadNDof 5 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
ManganeseNDof 50 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality (secondary/aesthetic), 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.05 mg/L
MercuryNDof 2 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L
n-Ethyl Perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic AcidNDnone found
Not detected
n-Methyl Perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic AcidNDnone found
Not detected
NickelNDof 100 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.1 mg/L
Perfluorobutanesulfonic AcidNDnone found
Not detected
Perfluorodecanoic AcidNDnone found
Not detected
Perfluorododecanoic AcidNDnone found
Not detected
Perfluoroheptanoic Acid (Pfhpa)NDnone found
Not detected
Perfluorohexanesulfonic AcidNDnone found
Not detected
Perfluorohexanoic AcidNDnone found
Not detected
Perfluorononanoic AcidNDnone found
Not detected
Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS)NDof 4 ppt
Not detectedEPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for PFAS (2024) — MCL 4.0 ng/L
Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA)NDof 4 ppt
Not detectedEPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for PFAS (2024) — MCL 4.0 ng/L
Perfluorotetradecanoic AcidNDnone found
Not detected
Perfluorotridecanoic AcidNDnone found
Not detected
Perfluoroundecanoic AcidNDnone found
Not detected
SeleniumNDof 50 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.05 mg/L (= EPA MCL)
ThalliumNDof 2 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L
TitaniumNDnone found
Not detected
UraniumNDof 30 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.030 mg/L (= EPA MCL)
ZincNDof 5 ppm
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality (secondary/aesthetic), 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 5 mg/L

Ingredients · 9

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Is Icelandic Glacial Natural Spring Water healthy?

Icelandic Glacial Natural Spring Water scores 69/100 on Tallow — our okay band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Icelandic Glacial Natural Spring Water?

Icelandic Glacial Natural Spring Water lists 9 ingredients, starting with Bromide, Chloride, Sulfate, Silica and Calcium. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Icelandic Glacial Natural Spring Water contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Icelandic Glacial Natural Spring Water’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Icelandic Glacial Natural Spring Water?

Icelandic Glacial Natural Spring Water is NOVA group 1: unprocessed or minimally processed. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does Icelandic Glacial Natural Spring Water compare to other water?

At 69/100 Icelandic Glacial Natural Spring Water lands mid-scale — below the typical score in water, but clear of the bottom band. A higher-scoring option in water is Great Value Purified Drinking Water at 100/100.

Is Icelandic Glacial Natural Spring Water organic?

Icelandic Glacial Natural Spring Water is not certified organic in our data.

Has Icelandic Glacial Natural Spring Water been lab tested?

Yes. 37 substances in Icelandic Glacial Natural Spring Water have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Icelandic Glacial Natural Spring Water contain heavy metals?

No. A lab tested Icelandic Glacial Natural Spring Water for lead, arsenic, cadmium, mercury, antimony, chromium and 2 others and found none above its detection limit.

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