It can alsodecrease bloating and provide an extra boost of energy.
Nowadays, kombucha is produced by numerous brands in numerous flavors.
Some restaurants and breweries even make their own kombucha on premises.
Photos: The brands. Design: Eat This, Not That!
Here’s how each brand fared, ranked in descending order from my least favorite to the overall best.
A can cost me $3.69.
The look:This is the lightest and clearest kombucha of the bunch.
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There’s no cloudiness and very minimal bubbles visible.
It’s an extremely light yellow.
The taste:Like sparkling lavender water, but not in a great way.
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There’s just not enough flavor here to make this compelling.
Its products come no artificial flavors, preservatives, synthetic colors, or high-fructose corn syrup.
A bottle of kombucha cost $2.79.
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There weren’t many visible bubbles.
In the bottle, you could see a lot of sediment at the bottom.
It reeked of yeast, but also it smelled a bit plasticky.
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It was very smooth with barely any detectable carbonation.
At the time of bottling, GT’s kombucha claimed to have nine billion living probiotics in a bottle.
This bottle cost me a whopping $7.99.
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The look:This was a beautiful raspberry-like color.
It was very slightly cloudy, with a very thin layer around the edges of the cup of bubbles.
The taste:This is a lot.
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I also found it quite sweet.
However, fans of ginger beer might dig this one.
A bottle cost $2.69.
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It’s a clear peachy color that is reminiscent of a rose wine.
There are some bubbles around the rim of the cup, as well.
The taste:This almost tastes like a sparkling apple juice.
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It is very effervescent and almost like a fruit soda.
Overall, it was fine, but I wouldn’t go out of my way to purchase this again.
The brand uses a blend of black and green tea to make its kombucha.
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A bottle cost me $6.09 in New York City.
The taste:Pleasant and lightly effervescent.
The pomegranate flavor was definitely present and I think Health-Ade hit the right balance of flavor here.
I would definitely buy this again.
The blueberry lavender is one of my favorite flavors.
A can cost me $4.79.6254a4d1642c605c54bf1cab17d50f1e
The look:This is a dark cranberry red color and slightly cloudy.
The taste:This one is very carbonated but in a nice way.
It almost has a ginger-like taste.
This one is really good but a little on the sweeter side.
The company was founded back in 2006 and a bottle cost me $6.09.
There was a subtle ring of bubbles around the outer rim of the cup similar to GT’s kombucha.
I’d love to get my hands on some of the brand’s other flavors.
Each blend contains the brand’s proprietary fermented cultures.
A bottle cost me $7.39.
The look:This kombucha was a pretty light pinkish-orangish color and slightly cloudy in appearance.
It looked very smooth.
The taste:Really pleasant!
There’s just a hint of lemon and the flavors don’t taste artificial.
It is slightly effervescent and not too bubbly.
I really enjoyed this one.
A can of this booch cost me $2.99.
When I held it up to the light, I could see some very tiny bubbles of carbonation.
This is such a delightful drink that hits all the right notes.
I’ll definitely be back to try the brand’s other flavor offerings.
