How Good Really Is Kombucha Tea?
A lot of Hollywood stars such as Reese Witherspoon have enjoyed the benefits of this wonderful beverage. Popular supermarkets fill a single shelf with these products to accommodate all the customers who wants to buy this. How really is kombucha tea prepared, what are the ingredients used, and where did this come from? Based on what zealots claim, is this beverage really that good?
Kombucha tea is a beverage made from the fermentation of black or green tea with a culture that forms the kombucha mushroom. It is not actually a mushroom, but it is called such because of the colour and shape of the sac that is formed on top of the tea after fermentation. The kombucha mushroom may contain Candida stellata, Pichia fermentans,Saccharomycodes ludwigii, Brettanomyces bruxellensis, Bacterium xylinum, Schizosaccharomyces pombe, Bacterium gluconicum, Bacterium xylinoides, Bacterium katogenum, and Torula species among others. The finished product usually is acidic with 0.5-1.5% alcohol content where sugar and yeast are then added to get the desired taste, odor and color.
Although the kombucha tea has only been introduced in the market a few years back, there are a lot of people who claim that this product has already been enjoyed by the people of Qin Dynasty (although there is no evidence yet for this claim). Harald W. Tietze, the author of the book "Kombucha, The Miracle Fungus", has claimed that the people in Qin Dynasty has called the beverage "Godly Tea or Tsche" and is believed to endow people with magical powers to make them live forever.
Then perhaps we can call kombucha mushroom as the "elixir of life" that is if you believe all the benefits that are mentioned above. Many of the people who promote this products all say that this product is good for the body and can even cure illnesses such as fatigue syndrome, baldness, athrities, isomnia and even intestinal problems. Kombucha tea also contains anti-cancer agent that helps prevent cancer cells called glucaric acid. It is also said to be the cure for HIV.
Does it sound too good to be true? Well let's prove it. There are little to no scientific evidence that could prove its wonders, as opposed to what its proponents seem to claim. Instead, there have a lot of infections and deaths that put their blame on the practice of drinking kombucha tea. A lot of contamination can happen and can be a danger to one's health if brewing is actually done at home. When you drink a lot of products that are not prepared properly, you can get yourself sick and can even result in your death.
Kombucha tea is a beverage made from the fermentation of black or green tea with a culture that forms the kombucha mushroom. It is not actually a mushroom, but it is called such because of the colour and shape of the sac that is formed on top of the tea after fermentation. The kombucha mushroom may contain Candida stellata, Pichia fermentans,Saccharomycodes ludwigii, Brettanomyces bruxellensis, Bacterium xylinum, Schizosaccharomyces pombe, Bacterium gluconicum, Bacterium xylinoides, Bacterium katogenum, and Torula species among others. The finished product usually is acidic with 0.5-1.5% alcohol content where sugar and yeast are then added to get the desired taste, odor and color.
Although the kombucha tea has only been introduced in the market a few years back, there are a lot of people who claim that this product has already been enjoyed by the people of Qin Dynasty (although there is no evidence yet for this claim). Harald W. Tietze, the author of the book "Kombucha, The Miracle Fungus", has claimed that the people in Qin Dynasty has called the beverage "Godly Tea or Tsche" and is believed to endow people with magical powers to make them live forever.
Then perhaps we can call kombucha mushroom as the "elixir of life" that is if you believe all the benefits that are mentioned above. Many of the people who promote this products all say that this product is good for the body and can even cure illnesses such as fatigue syndrome, baldness, athrities, isomnia and even intestinal problems. Kombucha tea also contains anti-cancer agent that helps prevent cancer cells called glucaric acid. It is also said to be the cure for HIV.
Does it sound too good to be true? Well let's prove it. There are little to no scientific evidence that could prove its wonders, as opposed to what its proponents seem to claim. Instead, there have a lot of infections and deaths that put their blame on the practice of drinking kombucha tea. A lot of contamination can happen and can be a danger to one's health if brewing is actually done at home. When you drink a lot of products that are not prepared properly, you can get yourself sick and can even result in your death.
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