KayJay Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Would like to know if this is compliant. Was so excited to actually FIND Kombucha in our rural area that I bought it without looking at the label. Contents: Pure raw Kombucha tea Ingredients: Filtered water, Organic Black Tea, Organic cane sugar, Natural flavors, Kombucha culture Total Carbs: 13g (3% DV), Sugars 3% Since this is all new to me, I don't know what's a compliant amount of sugar in listed ingredients. Haven't drank any yet, so it'll go into the cupboard if it's not compliant and I'll just have to order some GT's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jtandi Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 that's a hard label to understand. normally the sugar is in parenthesis with the tea example: ingredients: (black tea, kombucha culture, cane sugar), blueberries, lemon juice you need the sugar to make the kombucha, but some companies add extra sugar after the fermentation process...how much sugar is in the nutrition facts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan W Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 With only 3% sugar listed, it's fine. That is the percentage that my home brew has after bottling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Strathdee Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Susan - did you buy a sciency tester?! Which one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan W Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Susan - did you buy a sciency tester?! Which one? Robin I kind of want to. Hannah from KombuchaKamp explains what it should taste like at that ph, so I just wing it, but I would love to see it on a sciency tester. I don't like winging it. They do sell them at KK. I wonder if ph strips would work. I looked at them on Amazon but the reviews were very mixed and they all talked about urine testing..not Kombucha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirsteen Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 I'm the paranoid one. I had PH strips in the house and yes I use them in the kombucha. They're not totally accurate, it's a bit of guesswork but I like it down about 2ph. I also bought a hydrometer, it's really for making wine but you can use it to see how much sugar is left. It's all great fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan W Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 I just did a little research on KombuchaKamp. I missunderstood..the strips simply confirm the brew has started working. I thought it was testing for sugar. Now the hydrmeter...that's what I want. Must find one. :0) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirsteen Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Hmmm, my strips show a lower PH when it's done than when it starts. The hydrometer I got from Amazon but I do admit that's just me being paranoid Robin has already told me to stop overthinking it It definitely does not taste sweet, in fact my son keeps complaining "What's that vinegary smell?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan W Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Kirsteen, I too am an overthinker. I have been nutty about this booch stuff. I hate to add fuel to the fire but I am going to send Hannah an email and have her clarify. The last thing I want is to ingest a bunch of sugar because my taste buds are wonky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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