Is Rudy’s Kombucha Rudy's Kombucha Mandarin & Yuzu ultra-processed?

330 ml ml Kombuchas Sold in the United States, Estonia and 7 more countries

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Fiber
E967 Xylitol
E968 Erythritol

11 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score B

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, symbiotic culture, mandarin juice 10%, erythritol (ultra-processing marker), xylitol (ultra-processing marker), fibre (ultra-processing marker) (plant-based fibre (soluble maize fibre), chicory fibre), yuzu 1%, green tea

Additives: E967 Xylitol , E968 Erythritol

As written on the pack

Water, symbiotic culture, mandarin juice (10%), sweeteners (erythritol, xylitol), fibre (plant-based fibre: soluble maize fibre, chicory fibre), yuzu juice (1%), green tea.

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.

E967 Xylitol Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
E968 Erythritol Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

Fiber An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 96 kombuchas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 79th. 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 4751037280830, last edited 14 September 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 B (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.