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Is this fizzy drink all that it's cracked up to be?

  • August 01, 2019

Are you looking for a refreshing drink that’ll keep you hydrated on a hot summer day? Skip the soda and processed fruit juices. Instead, take a sip of kombucha, a fizzy drink made by introducing a symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast, or scoby, into brewed black or green tea. Also called combucha or kombucha tea, this drink is made through a fermentation process that lasts one to two weeks. As a natural part of the fermentation process, it contains trace amounts of alcohol and...