Voorbeelden van kombucha

• The acidity and mild alcoholic element of kombucha resists contamination by most airborne molds or bacterial spores.

• Although kombucha is claimed to have several beneficial effects on health, these claims are not supported by scientific evidence.

• This increases the acidity while limiting the alcoholic content of kombucha.

• The bacteria and yeasts in kombucha promote microbial growth for the first six days of fermentation; after that, they steadily decline.

• Kombucha contains multiple species of yeast and bacteria along with the organic acids, active enzymes, amino acids, and polyphenols produced by these microbes.

• Other reports suggest care should be taken when taking medical drugs or hormone replacement therapy while regularly drinking kombucha.

• Acute conditions, such as lactic acidosis, caused by drinking of kombucha, are more likely to occur in persons with pre-existing medical conditions.

• The term is often used to refer to cultures of bacteria and yeast present during production of the fermented beverage kombucha.