The Probiotic and Medicinal Mushroom Benefits of GT’s ALIVE

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Scott Laporta is a Southern California executive who guides GT’s Living Foods as chief commercial and strategy officer, and manages a globally focused business. Leveraging past leadership experience with Bolthouse Farms and Neuro, Scott Laporta has positioned his company at the forefront of the fresh, healthy, functional beverage category.

Among the firm’s popular product lines is GT’s ALIVE, which has Ayurvedic traditions as its inspiration. The company’s offerings include flavors such as Mate Mint, Pu-Erh Root, Guayusa Turmeric, Black Lemon, and Cascara Spice.

All varieties of GT’s ALIVE are steeped in adaptogenic reishi

, turkey tail, and chaga medicinal mushrooms, as well as loose leaf tea. As a final step, Grade B maple and raw apple cider vinegar are added, creating a beverage that is probiotic, sparkling, and lightly sweet. This gentle flavor contrasts with the fermented tea kombucha, which has a tangier taste.

GT’s ALIVE contains a number of prebiotic and probiotic benefits, including nutrients such as minerals and enzymes that help aid digestion. In addition, the plant adaptogens support immunity and can help in boosting heart health and circulation, and reducing stress.

GT’s Living Foods’ Vegan, Probiotic VeggieKefir Shots

Drawing on an executive background in fresh food and beverages at companies such as Neuro and Bolthouse Farms, Scott Laporta has held a strategic leadership position with GT’s Living Foods since 2018. Among the products offered by Scott Laporta’s company are the savory probiotic shots VeggieKefir.

The production process for this product starts with handpicking and small-batch fermenting raw produce and kefir cultures in a brine that combines grey sea salt and purified water. After fermentation, the vegetables are fresh pressed in order to deliver powerful living shots of beneficial probiotics. 

In addition to VeggieKefir, which has a savory and spiced flavor, GT’s Living Foods also produces tangy CocoKefir, which is coconut-based. All of these products feature a proprietary blend of Lactococcus and Lactobacillus strains that are traditional to kefir in Russia and Eastern Europe. One percent or less of the total is yeasts that also support well-balanced microbiomes.

Unlike kefir associated with fermented milk, the probiotic grains used in VeggieKefir are 100 percent dairy-free and vegan.