The Truth About Kombucha | Science Vs. Myth

In this video, we explore the confusing world of kombucha. Debunking myths and tackling legends, we're going to dig deep and see what the hard evidence actually says about kombucha's history, health benefits and how to properly make kombucha at home. Where does kombucha come from? Is kombucha actually as healthy as people say it is? How do you properly make kombucha? We'll answer all these questions in this deep dive on the fermented tea. Watch the video for more!
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Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:33 History: Fact Check
5:58 Popular in Japan in the 70s
7:30 The Science
11:41 What Kombucha really is
13:52 The Care and Keeping of Kombucha
17:22 Kombucha in Space

[@Inoka01]

A point of clarification, kombucha uses black tea almost exclusively, using green tea is a different (but definitely closely related) drink called jun. It also uses honey instead of sugar in that case. Jun isn't the same, both tastewise and pathologically, the scoby of a jun culture is different naturally given the different requirements to break down honey. Giving a green tea and honey to a scoby that grew with black tea and sugar will probably result in the scoby dying; you can "train" (ie. promote the growth of honey-consuming microfauna) by slowly replacing the sugar with honey over multiple feedings. A healthy jun culture will also ferment faster (around 7-10 days vs 2-3 weeks for kombucha) and at lower temperatures (low-mid 70s F vs the mid-70s to 80 for kombucha) that are more common in an average household. It's also, in my opinion, tastier than kombucha; people call it the champagne of kombucha!

[@breichard100]

I make kombucha with half green tea and half black tea, I think honey is the bigger difference between the two.

[@ghlscitel6714]

Really impressed by the depth and detail-rich overview in this presentation. Standing ovation!

[@NovitaListyani]

Thanks!

[@Ena-re1em]

One of the reasons for there not being many studies is probably because there is not much financial motivation for non-drug and non-device health studies

[@barrychambers4047]

Thank you! Interesting!

[@edwindarius1689]

Great Video!

[@MichaelLeDu]

A companion video on Kefir both water and milk would be awesome!

[@NovitaListyani]

Noted!

[@zazalili7864]

0:15 😅😅 J'ai beaucoup ri ( en bien ) de te voir manger difficilement le morceau 🤭 Je connaissais pas du tout ce produit🤔 Je vous souhaite une merveilleuse journée dans votre pays paradisiaque 🤳🌞 Merci pour votre video 🙏

[@NovitaListyani]

C'est délicieux mais un peu difficile à mâcher :) Le kombucha est traditionnellement consommé dans de nombreux pays, autrefois très populaire en Italie dans les années 50, peut-être qu'il ne l'est pas si populaire en France.

[@zazalili7864]

@@NovitaListyani Merci pour la réponse 🙏 Je découvre ( grâce à vous ) ce produit très special pour moi 🤩👍

[@jenthulhu]

The inoculant--some of the last batch--that's added to a new batch does accomplish two things: First, it introduces the needed cultures. But it also does another job, bringing the pH down to a level that makes it very difficult for harmful organisms to grow. We always want the pH to be below 4.6 for safety, and my sugar/green tea solution alone is usually about 4. Once the backslop is added in my current setup the pH is usually closer to 3.5 at the start of fermentation and ends at 3. My particular culture has a lovely tart taste, with lower proportion of acetic acid bacteria to other acid producers, so It's not so vinegary. I love it.

[@topdawg4645]

You must spend a lot of time on research and stuff, its a pleasure to watch these for someone into fermentation. Could you make on on koji maybe?

[@NovitaListyani]

Thank you for your suggestion. We're going to look into it.

[@geraldfriesen5600]

Great information, and thanks for coming through with the video about the ferments :) My own conclusion on Kombucha, good microbes and many of the postbiotics are healthy for you. Too much sugar is bad for you, so moderation is the "sweet" spot.

[@surindarnanua]

Hi Seraphine. Love your videos. Question on a different video, 100% Hydration Ciabatta | Tangzhong and Poolish Method. What would happen if you added the poolish to the tangzhong and left it overnight.

[@NovitaListyani]

Generally, it might not be a good idea. Basically, a properly made Tangzhong/Yudane contains increased amounts of maltose and other reducing saccharides. Feeding these sugars to the Poolish would most likely speed up the fermentation which in a way negates the main purpose of making the Poolish which is to slowly develop taste through biochemical processes.

[@tirtamukti6809]

basically it's nata de coco

[@CC-xd6zl]

Video on how to make kombucha please. Thank you

[@NovitaListyani]

Watch from here: 13:52

[@VeganFriendlyNutritionist]

It is so ugly that I'll wait for the science to catch up. Also not fussed about the alcohol level - toxic to human body, so does the benefit of bacteria out way the alcohol and remaining processed sugar or honey (same thing really) content that is left after ferment? We need to wait and see. I won't be consuming until evidence is confirmed either way. But thank you for the info.

[@pachin253]

Hello! Kombucha is also very popular in Japan. I hear it's good for your body. Have a good day!

[@ross1972]

So the only certainty is that Kombucha tastes good? haha

[@NovitaListyani]

I would like to give it the benefit of the doubt but at the moment, that sounds like one of the few proven beneficial attributes of Kombucha 😄

[@topdawg4645]

I know we can only speculate, but generally speaking, fermented things are healthy right? So we could give it some props for that, it helps digestion and its a naturally carbonated realitvely healthy beverage, wich you can flavor yourself, i've also read somewhere that acids are healthy (like brewed from fruit etc), but i can't say for sure, since there wasn't any evidence, what do you say?

[@Unisaur64]

I have seen some folks say that the pellicle (the jelly layer) is not actually the scoby, and that it's the fermented tea itself which is the scoby. I did a basic experiment with my own kombucha, and it successfully formed it's own pellicle after feeding, without the need to add a pellicle at the start. It took about 14 days.

[@NovitaListyani]

At 11:57 we said: "That white jelly-like layer is often called the SCOBY, but it's actually more accurate to say that it houses the SCOBY. "

[@eddielee9212]

kombucha is loaded with pre and post and probiotics when done right, there's a test you can do

[@lennylhchen]

恐怖茶？

[@NovitaListyani]

😅xswl

[@liibaanjamac2136]

you are very pretty woman really and beautyful voice.

[@gosteampunkdotcom]

The CDC is no longer a reliable resource.