
Scant Science Supports Benefits of Popular, Fermented Tea
The kombucha phenomenon has all the right elements to brew up a marketing storm: a cool name, exotic pedigree, mystical aura and, of course, purported health benefits. Immune-boosting, cancer prevention, and complexion clearing are just a few of the amazing powers attributed to kombucha, a black, sweetened tea fermented with yeast and bacteria. While proponents will often create their own, homegrown kombucha "mushrooms" (the fermenting, bacterial mass that cultures the tea), the kombucha business is booming as well, with commercial sales skyrocketing 122% over the past three years.





































