Table 2.

Sulfate concentration of common bottled water and beverages

Sulfate in bottled water and beverages (From quality reports, photometer tests and Florin’s paper)
Liquid class	Brands (mg/L sulfate)
Bottled water, low (sulfate < 24 mg/L) Single reported value	Aquafina (0), Crystal Geyser (1), Dasani (10), Fiji (2), La Croix (0), Nestle Pure Life (16), Niagara (15), Ozarka (3), Poland Spring (5), Safeway (0), Sam’s Choice (0), Smart Water (0), Sparkletts (3), Vitamin Water (1), Volvic (7)
Bottled water, high (sulfate > 24 mg/L) Single reported value	Arrowhead (42), Calistoga (110), Contrex (430), Gerolsteiner (38), Manitou Mineral (120), Pellegrino (408), Penafiel (130), Perrier (46), Pure Montana (148), Starkey (140), Vittel (306)
Beverages per Florin (mean values from four or more samples)	Beer, lager (47), Coffee, purified water (100), Juice, apple or citrus (70), Juice, grape (200), Milk, cow or soy (100), Soda, cola (80), Soda, non-cola (40), Tea (100), Wine (300)