We like to drink a bottle a day, but if you are new to fermented foods and beverages you may feel uncomfortable, so our main recommendation is to listen to your body.

It is important to store the kombucha drink in the refrigerator, at a temperature between 0-4°C like dairy products, to prevent further fermentation that would change the wonderful taste of our kombucha.

The shelf life is marked on the bottles and the recommendation is not to consume after the listed date.

The fermentation process produces alcohol, so the kombucha drink may contain residual alcohol.

Fermented foods include foods and beverages in which the activity of microorganisms (yeasts and bacteria) causes the breakdown of carbohydrates and the formation of alcohol and carbon dioxide, and the subsequent breakdown of the alcohol and the formation of organic acids. Fermented foods include yogurt, cheese, sauerkraut, pickles, beer, cider, kimchi, cocoa, kefir, miso, and kombucha.

Prebiotics is a term that refers to non-digestible fibers that provide food for the "good" gut bacteria.

Probiotics are live microorganisms (bacteria and yeast) that are attributed with health benefits, originating from foods.

(e.g. yogurt and pickles) or in nutritional supplements.

Postbiotics is a term that describes non-living microorganisms, their products and/or components, that provide a health benefit to the host.

The human body is a host to bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. These microorganisms live on and inside us. The totality of microorganisms in each organ is called the microbiome. Of all the microbiomes in our bodies, the gut microbiome is the most diverse and important, comprising several thousand different bacterial species and 100 times more bacterial genes than the number of human genes. Each person will find a unique composition of about 200 different species of bacteria in their gut that constitute a kind of "fingerprint" for them.

The microbiome participates in breaking down and digesting substances from food, is responsible for producing essential vitamins that the body cannot produce on its own (such as vitamin K, vitamin B12, vitamin B9), helps regulate the immune system and protect the body from disease-causing bacteria, and helps the body not attack itself (autoimmune diseases). In the past decade, scientists have discovered connections between the microbiomes in our bodies and a wide range of medical conditions.

Kombucha, like other fermented foods, is a great way to diversify and enrich your gut bacteria with beneficial bacteria.