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Water Kefir Starter Culture

Contains organic sugar

A starter culture for making water kefir at home; add sugar and water, fruit juice, or coconut water to activate it. It contains organic sugar and live active cultures, and is made in a facility that processes dairy and soy.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickeners
$32.00 lowest price at Farmhouse Teas
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts
0caloriesPer serving · 5.4g
Protein
0g
Fiber
—
Added sugar
—
Sodium
0mg
Saturated fat
—
From the product label
Ingredients: Organic sugar, live active cultures
On Open Food FactsNOVA 3Processed foodTheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
59 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as beveragesMedium confidence · Scored on 8 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 35%75
Ingredients · counts 30%80
Processing · counts 10%80
Sourcing · counts 10%70
Transparency · counts 15%70
Why it scores 59
Nutrition 75 · Typical for drinks per 5.4g
Ingredients 80 · Sugar, 1st ingredient (added sugar, −20); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 80 · Starter culture with organic sugar and live active cultures
Sourcing 70 · Organic sugar is stated; no source or growing details are given
Transparency 70 · Complete two-ingredient list; organic sugar is specified
Contains organic sugar
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for sugar
Capped at 59 · Sugar-sweetened beverage
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Organic sugar Live active cultures
2 ingredients 1 to watch
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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