Single source · India
Aava
Deep confined aquifer, Taranga hills of the Aravalli range, Gujarat
Old groundwater from the Aravallis, one of the planet's oldest ranges, running naturally alkaline at pH 8. Mild, softly sweet, with a faint mineral hum at the close.
Mineral analysis
TDS280mg/L total dissolved solids
Still, full-bodied, sodium-savory with a soft, round finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium11 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silica12 mg/L
clean fuel
Sodium50 mg/L
a savory, higher-sodium pour
Verified · official analysis ↗
- softly sweet
- faint silica smoothness
- clean alkaline finish
Aava is a still water from India with 280 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 21 mg/L calcium, 11 mg/L magnesium and 50 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Silky, slightly bitter · closest in profile to Icelandic Glacial.
Type · The Velvet Robe
Find it in: Full body · Savory
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Common questions
- What does Aava taste like?
- Aava is a still water, full-bodied, silky and soft, closing on a soft, round finish. It belongs to the Velvet Robe type in our sixteen-part typology, and the house tasting notes run softly sweet, faint silica smoothness and clean alkaline finish. Its pH is alkaline, which on the palate reads as silky, slightly bitter.
- Is Aava good for you?
- Aava is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a moderately mineral water at 280 mg/L dissolved solids. Sodium sits at 50 mg/L, over the 20 mg/L low-sodium line.
- What minerals are in Aava?
- Aava carries calcium 21, magnesium 11, sodium 50 and potassium 2 mg/L over bicarbonate 200, sulfate 4 and chloride 40 mg/L. Sodium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 280 mg/L total dissolved solids. It also publishes 12 mg/L of silica, the beauty mineral.
- How much sodium is in Aava?
- Aava carries 50 mg/L of sodium. That is over the 20 mg/L line a low-sodium claim requires.
- Is Aava hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Aava works out to 97 mg/L as calcium carbonate, which counts as moderately hard water. That is the middle of the range, enough body to taste without heavy scale.
- Is Aava alkaline or acidic?
- Yes. Aava has a published pH of 8, on the alkaline side of neutral, where it drinks silky, slightly bitter. That comes from bicarbonate-rich geology rather than any additive.
- Is Aava still or sparkling?
- Aava is a still water, bottled without carbonation.
- Where does Aava come from?
- Aava comes from Deep confined aquifer, Taranga hills of the Aravalli range, Gujarat in India, a single source.