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The drink was previously only popular in hipster cafes, but is now vying for space on the supermarket shelves. Many claims are made about the benefits of drinking kombucha, but what does the science say?
For those of you who haven’t tried it, is a quirky-tasting drink. Depending on what’s added to it, it’s best described as a sour apple cider, perhaps with vinegary notes.
is an ancient beverage that was in China more than 2,200 years ago for its detoxifying and energising properties. As trade routes expanded, kombucha and then into other eastern European areas.
During the second world war, kombucha was introduced into Germany, and in the 1950s it became popular in France and North Africa. By the 1960s, Swiss scientists claimed that kombucha was beneficial for the gut in a similar way to yoghurt.