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Kombucha Starter Culture

Contains organic sugar

A dehydrated starter culture with organic sugar, organic black tea and live cultures for brewing kombucha at home. It is not ready-to-drink kombucha, and it is made in a facility that also processes soy and dairy.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickeners
$19.99 lowest price at Cultures For Health
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts
0caloriesPer serving · about 2.4g
Protein
0g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
0mg
Saturated fat
0g
From the product label
Ingredients: Organic sugar, organic black tea, dehydrated live cultures
On Open Food FactsNutri-Score ANOVA 3Processed foodTheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
80 / 100
Good Scored automatically
Weighted as beveragesHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 2 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 35%75
Ingredients · counts 30%80
Processing · counts 10%85
Sourcing · counts 10%85
Transparency · counts 15%85
Why it scores 80
Nutrition 75 · Typical for drinks; no added sugar per about 2.4g
Ingredients 80 · Sugar, 1st ingredient (added sugar, −20); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 85 · Dehydrated tea, sugar and live cultures for home fermentation
Sourcing 85 · Certified USDA Organic; no growing origin is stated
Transparency 85 · Complete ingredient list and USDA organic certification
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for sugar
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Organic sugar Organic black tea Dehydrated live cultures
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives1 additive · 1 limited risk
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
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