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Is Captain Kombucha Legendary Fermented Drink California Raspberry ultra-processed?

400ml Kombuchas Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Pack of Captain Kombucha Legendary Fermented Drink California Raspberry

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 9 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed kombuchas

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Water filtered by reverse Osmosis, evaporatet Came juice, caně sugar transformed during fermentation carbon dioxide, green tea kombucha cultures, natural raspberry flavour 0.001%, extracts (carrot, apple, blackcurrant)

Additives: E290 Carbon dioxide

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E290 Carbon dioxide.

As written on the pack

Water filtered by reverse Osmosis, organic evaporatet Came juice (caně sugar transformed during fermentation carbon dioxide, organic green tea kombucha cultures,natural raspberry flavour 0,001%, organic extracts (carrot, apple and blackcurrant)

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • E290 Carbon dioxide Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 96 kombuchas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 68th. 59% of the kombuchas here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 96 kombuchas, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5600787049473, last edited 27 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.