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Is Kevita Inc. Organic Master Brew Kombucha Raspberry Lemon ultra-processed?

Kombuchas Sold in the United States

Pack of Kevita Inc. Organic Master Brew Kombucha Raspberry Lemon

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:

  • 18 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score D

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

Sparkling water, kombucha culture (filtered water, black tea, green tea, natural flavor), filtered water, cane sugar, raspberry juice, bacillus coagulans mtcc 5856, lemon extract, ginger extract, black tea, black tea essence, caffeine (green coffee bean extract), green tea, stevia leaf extract

Additives: E960 Steviol glycosides

As written on the pack

Sparkling water, kombucha culture (filtered water, black tea*, green tea*, natural flavor*)*, filtered water, cane sugar*, raspberry juice concentrate*, bacillus coagulans mtcc 5856, lemon extract*, ginger extract*, black tea*, black tea essence*, caffeine (green coffee bean extract)*, green tea*, purified stevia leaf extract*.

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.

  • E960 Steviol glycosides Steviol glycosides are sweet compounds extracted and purified from the leaves of the stevia plant.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
1 ingredient that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 96 kombuchas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 74th. 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 0853311003624, last edited 2 May 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.