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Milk Kefir Starter

A powdered culture for making milk or water kefir; each packet can be recultured a few times. It may contain trace amounts of soy and dairy and is made in a facility that also handles them.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphates
$13.99 lowest price at Crunchy Depot
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
0caloriesPer serving · 1.4g
Protein
0g
Fiber
—
Added sugar
—
Sodium
0mg
Saturated fat
—
From the product label
Ingredients: Proprietary blend of selected strains of lactococci, lactobacilli, Leuconostoc, and Saccharomyces fragilis bacteria
Product details
PackagingGlass jarGlass
“1 Quart-Sized Glass Jar” — the product page
82 / 100
Good Scored automatically
Weighted as salt, spices, baking staplesMedium confidence · Scored on 7 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 5%50
Ingredients · counts 45%100
Processing · counts 20%85
Sourcing · counts 10%50
Transparency · counts 20%62
Why it scores 82
Nutrition 50 · Used in small amounts, so nutrition barely counts
Ingredients 100 · 4 ingredients; no added sugar, seed oils, dyes or flagged additives
Processing 85 · Dried culture powder made from selected bacterial and yeast strains
Sourcing 50 · Origin and production practices are not stated
Transparency 62 · Culture types are listed, but the blend is proprietary
May contain soy and dairy
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductionsNone: no added sugar, seed oils, dyes, sweeteners or flagged additives were found.
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Proprietary blend of selected strains of lactococci Lactobacilli Leuconostoc And Saccharomyces fragilis bacteria
4 ingredients
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

AdditivesNo additives found

No additives, added sugars, seed oils or flavourings found in the ingredient list.

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