Every name on the carton.
NA₂RA is a system, not a story. The mineral suppliers behind each input and the production partners that fill each format are listed here by name and city — so the architecture is auditable, not implied.
Beverage-grade salts, named at source.
Every mineral we dose comes from a documented beverage-grade supplier with a Certificate of Analysis covering identity, purity, heavy metals, and Prop 65 compliance.
Magnesium citrate · calcium lactate · zinc gluconate · trace element salts. Mineral-profile backbone for both Everyday and Heavy Water lines.
High-purity organic citrates of magnesium, calcium, potassium, and sodium. Used where bioavailability and clean taste matter most.
Complete mineral systems used in commercial isotonic beverages. Provides the electrolyte premix for the With-Sodium and Heavy Water Recovery SKUs.
B-vitamin complex (B3 / B5 / B6 / B12) · caffeine · L-theanine · taurine · glycine. Functional inputs for the Heavy Water Energy + Recovery SKU.
All four suppliers ship current COAs on file. Per-batch heavy-metal and mineral-profile results are published behind the QR code on each carton.
Aseptic carton fill.
Aseptic carton co-packing in the US is scarce. The Everyday Water SKU is the lane where named partners matter most — including the honest answer that SoCal-resident aseptic capacity is effectively zero, so cartons are filled in Nevada and trucked into LA.
Aseptic-only co-packer for flavored waters, juices, smoothies, and teas. Wide-gap plate and tubular aseptic processing with flash pasteurization — no preservatives or refrigeration. In-house custom formulation team. Carton machine vendor (SIG vs Tetra Pak) and specific 500 mL carton format require direct confirmation.
National aseptic co-manufacturer with publicly stated formulation services. Plant locations, equipment, MOQ, and startup-fit are not disclosed on the public page — qualification is by phone only. Treat as a strong incumbent that may or may not take small-brand work.
Surfaced as a distinct California-resident entity advertising aseptic beverages. Capability and scale are not yet verified — outreach pending. If real, this is the only SoCal-resident aseptic carton option.
Every California-resident co-packer surveyed lacks publicly advertised aseptic carton capability. Carton fill is routed via Continuum (Minden, NV) as primary, SunOpta as secondary.
Heavy Water fill, LA-resident.
The 500 mL aluminum bottle format has real SoCal-resident options. Active candidates are listed in order of stage-fit — startup-scale fillers first, larger full-service operators below.
16 oz · 18 oz · 25 oz aluminum bottles plus 12 / 16 / 32 oz aluminum cans. Custom sizing on request. Services: filling, seaming, capping, palletization, boxing, shipping. Fill-only — bring your own premix.
Aluminum bottles among 13+ formats. In-house Food and Beverage Scientists for custom recipes — directly relevant for mineral · amino acid · B-vitamin · caffeine dosing. SoCal subsidiary explicitly lists functional beverages, nutraceuticals, adaptogen drinks, and various waters. Aluminum bottle fill may route through Nevada HQ — confirm at quoting.
16 oz and 25 oz aluminum bottles plus PET, glass, and aluminum cans. Small-shop contact footprint signals startup-accessible scale. Formulation services not strongly substantiated — plan to supply a finished premix.
Aluminum and PET across 26 sizes and shapes. Bottled-water specialist co-packer with a public track record. Glass and aseptic carton not in scope. MOQ requires direct confirmation.
Glass bottles 6 oz – 1.5 L (Crown / ROPP / Swing Lid). Aluminum bottles 6 oz – 1.5 L (Crown / ROPP). Sleek and standard aluminum cans. Tunnel pasteurization and Velcorin dosing — not aseptic.
Recipe development partners.
Where the mineral, amino acid, B-vitamin, and caffeine stack of Heavy Water Energy + Recovery is dialed in. These partners run the formulation work rather than the production line.
Full-service beverage formulation lab and concept-to-launch development consultancy. In-house food scientists, custom recipes, ingredient innovation. Manufacturing runs through partner co-packers, not their own line. Useful as a development partner for the mineral premix and Heavy Water functional stack.
Explicit ultra-low MOQ language: 1 bottle to 10,000. $479 sample runs, $799 co-packing for 1 – 500 gallon batches. Formats are aluminum cans, PET, and HDPE — not aluminum bottles or aseptic carton, so unsuited to NA₂RA's two target SKUs. Worth knowing for adjacent pilots.
A water brand that publishes its supplier list is committing to a higher cost base forever.
Vague trace-mineral blends and source-story marketing exist because they protect a margin. Naming inputs and partners eliminates the hiding place. We see that as the only defensible promise at $4.99 per carton.