According to the German Society for Nutrition, the recommended daily requirement for water for a person between the ages of 25 and 50 is 1.41 liters per day. However, not all water is as healthy as one would like to believe. In their tests, experts such as Stiftung Warentest repeatedly find above-ground contamination. According to the Mineral and Table Water Ordinance (MTVO), natural mineral water may only come from underground water sources that are protected from contamination. So if above-ground contamination with pesticides, for example, is detected in the water, the designation “natural mineral water” is questionable.
However, with many products on the shelf, you don’t have to worry about this. This is also the case with the two test winners in the Medium mineral water test (Issue 8/2020): That basin medium cuts in the test together with the Aqua Culinaris Medium (now Quellbrunn). Aldi south as the only mineral water “very good” (grade 1.5). In addition to the very good microbiological quality, the testers also praised the appearance, smell, taste and mouthfeel. In the sub-category critical ingredients, the cheap Aldi water with a rating of 1.0 performs significantly better than the branded water with a rating of 1.8.
In terms of price, the Aldi water is also well ahead of the branded water: a liter of Quellbrunn costs around 17 cents, for the Basinus Medium you pay around 0.33 cents per liter, which is almost twice as much.
In the following table we show you the test winners in direct comparison.