Ko ngā ripa Humate Natria anuanu ka hua mai i ngā puna lignite, ā, kei roto ngā wai rino hūmiki tini. He mea nui ēnei wai rino mō te tipu me te hauora o te pātata. Āwhina ngā ripa humate natria i te ahunga o te pātata (ka pai ake), ka hua te whai waimā, ā, ka pai ake te waatea o ngā rongoā i te pātata. Ka tāwhai ngā kainoho i ā mātou ripa humate natria i ngā tikanga taugata e tāwhai ana i te taiao, ā, ka hua ngā tamaro hauora ake me ngā hua nui ake. Ka ū ki ngā paerewa oranga a te ao tārua tō hua, nā reira ko te kōwhiringa pai rawa atu mō ngā kainoho katoa.