Thursday, January 24, 2019

A Brief Overview of What Kombucha Is and How It’s Made


With an MBA in finance from the Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management, Scott Laporta has progressive experience in developing start-ups into multi-national enterprises in the hospitality, gaming, apparel, and natural food and beverage industries. At present, he leads GT’s Living Foods as its chief commercial and strategy officer. Scott Laporta’s role at GT’s Living Foods is focused on promoting the company’s exclusive brand of naturally produced kombucha drinks.

Kombucha is a type of fermented tea produced by a symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast (SCOBY). The SCOBY is brewed into sugar and green or black tea and then fermented for a minimum of a week and up to a month. The resulting taste of the beverage ranges from sweet to tangy according to the length of the fermentation process. Some kombucha drinks are flavor enhanced with the addition of spices, herbs, and fruits, and as a byproduct of fermentation, the drink typically contains 0.5 to 3 percent alcohol. Rich in probiotics, kombucha is reported to enhance overall digestive health and also helps to boost energy levels due to its high levels of vitamin B.

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