Commercial 🆚 Homebrew

Tea, the backbone of kombucha. 🍃 Tea is rich in beneficial compounds like antioxidants and polyphenols, which are known for their immune boosting, anti-inflammatory, digestive health and mental well-being benefits.

While commercial kombucha may contain some amount of these antioxidants, a recent study from researchers at Asbury University found homemade brews had an average of TWICE the total antioxidants of store-bought booch. 🥳

Additionally, any commercial kombucha stored at room temperature is either pasteurized or sterilized in some way. These typically have probiotics added back in. Some commercial brews are even made with a kombucha base that's "from concentrate". 😑

On the other hand, a “Raw” kombucha has not been subjected to pasteurization, sterile filtration or chemical sterilization. Brewing your own is really the best. 🙌

Quote from the study:

"The fact that the average antioxidants in homemade kombucha are so much greater than those in commercial kombucha, despite the variety of samples, suggests that there is a difference between home-brewed and industrial-brewed kombucha."

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STUDY LINK: ANALYSIS OF THE ANTIOXIDANTS IN HOMEMADE VS. COMMERCIAL KOMBUCHA