Nova Springwater now brings to market LAVA, the healthiest choice for new born babies to 1 yr

For the first six months of life, your baby needs only breast milk or infant formula to eat. Breast milk contains a unique mix of fatty acids, lactose, amino acids, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and other important factors that combine to make the perfect infant food. It has everything a baby needs for easy digestion, brain development, healthy growth and protection from illness.

LAVA Premium Australian Natural Water is sourced from under the Western Highland of Blue Mountains under the rocky terrain which has never been farmed above and guarantees the Low Nitrates and Zero Nitrites.

Confirming its status as a supplier of quality and environmental sustainability, Nova Springwater was recognised as a finalist in two categories (Beverages & Sustainable Packaging) at the Australian Food Challenge Awards in 2011.

Importance of Zero Nitrites & Very Low Nitrates

Nitrate in water is undetectable without testing because it is colorless, odourless and tasteless. A water test for nitrate is highly recommended for households with infants, pregnant women, nursing mothers, or elderly people. These groups are the most susceptible to Nitrate or Nitrite contamination. The primary health hazard from drinking water with Nitrate occurs when it transforms to Nitrite in the digestive system. The nitrite oxidizes the iron in the haemoglobin of the red blood cells to form methemoglobin, which lacks the oxygen-carrying ability of haemoglobin. This creates the condition known as methemoglobinemia (sometimes referred to as “blue baby syndrome”), in which blood lacks the ability to carry sufficient oxygen to the individual body cells causing the veins and skin to appear blue.