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Traditional Kefir Starter Culture - Powdered Kefir Culture - 12 sachets

Freeze-dried starter culture with several bacterial cultures and kefir yeast for making homemade kefir. It contains milk.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesContains dairy
$36.95 12 sachets · lowest price at Luvele US
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
2caloriesPer serving · 1/2 sachet (0.5g)
Protein
0g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
0mg
Saturated fat
0g
From the product label
Ingredients: Live cultures blend (Lactococcus lactis ssp. lactis, Lactococcus lactis ssp. cremoris, Lactococcus lactis ssp. lactis biovar diacetylactis, Streptococcus thermophilus, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus kefir) kefir yeast (kefir grains), processing aid (Milk)
83 / 100
Good Scored automatically
Weighted as salt, spices, baking staplesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 5%50
Ingredients · counts 45%100
Processing · counts 20%85
Sourcing · counts 10%50
Transparency · counts 20%65
Why it scores 83
Nutrition 50 · Used in small amounts, so nutrition barely counts
Ingredients 100 · 3 ingredients; no added sugar, seed oils, dyes or flagged additives
Processing 85 · Freeze-dried cultures with milk listed as a processing aid
Sourcing 50 · The cultures' origin and production practices aren't stated
Transparency 65 · Complete culture list, but no sourcing details
Contains milk
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductionsNone: no added sugar, seed oils, dyes, sweeteners or flagged additives were found.
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Ingredients
Live cultures blend (Lactococcus lactis ssp. lactis, Lactococcus lactis ssp. cremoris, Lactococcus lactis ssp. lactis biovar diacetylactis, Streptococcus thermophilus, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus kefir) kefir yeast (kefir grains) Processing aid (Milk)
2 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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