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Is Kevita LIVE PROBIOTIC KOMBUCHA Ginger ultra-processed?

Kombuchas Sold in the United States

Pack of Kevita LIVE PROBIOTIC KOMBUCHA Ginger

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:

  • 14 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

Purified water, kombucha culture (bacillus coagulans lactospore mtcc 5856, lactobacillus rhamnosus), cane sugar, ginger extract, black tea, black tea essence, green coffee bean extract (caffeine), §, green tea, reb a (stevia leaf extract)

Additives: E960 Steviol glycosides

As written on the pack

Purified water, kombucha culture (bacillus coagulans lactospore mtcc 5856, lactobacillus rhamnosus)*, cane sugar*, ginger extract*, black tea*, black tea essence*, green coffee bean extract (caffeine)*§, green tea*, reb a (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.
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 65th. 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 0853311003587, last edited 19 July 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.