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Cultures for Health, Kefir Powdered Starter, 0.2 oz (5.6 g)

A powdered starter culture for making kefir, with a proprietary blend of bacteria and yeast. It may contain traces of soy and milk and is made in a facility that processes dairy and soy.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphates
$17.50 0.2 oz · lowest price at Vitacost
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
0caloriesPer serving · 1.4g
Protein
0g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
0mg
Saturated fat
0g
From the product label
Ingredients: Proprietary blend of select strains of lactococci, lactobacilli, Leuconostoc and Saccharomyces fragilis bacteria
80 / 100
Good Scored automatically
Weighted as salt, spices, baking staplesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 5%50
Ingredients · counts 45%100
Processing · counts 20%80
Sourcing · counts 10%50
Transparency · counts 20%55
Why it scores 80
Nutrition 50 · Used in small amounts, so nutrition barely counts
Ingredients 100 · 3 ingredients; no added sugar, seed oils, dyes or flagged additives
Processing 80 · Powdered starter culture with a listed blend of fermentation microbes
Sourcing 50 · No origin or production practices stated
Transparency 55 · Microbe groups are listed, but the blend is proprietary
May contain trace soy and milk
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 select strains of lactococci Lactobacilli Leuconostoc and Saccharomyces fragilis bacteria
3 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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