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This thread was unraveled from: The Kombucha Digest V1#1 thru V2#875.

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Kombucha Tea for any medical condition. This is a compilation of anecdotal

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Copyright © July 1998

by Wm R. 'Bob'

All rights reserved.

Here are the contents of KT as we presently know them taken from

Kombucha list posted data.

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From: Mike Roussin

Most ferments contain an analgesic, an anti-arthritic compound, an

anti-spasmodic compound, hematinic and counteractions for hepatotoxins,

some anti-fungal, and several anti-microbial / anti-bacterial compounds.

They also contain enzyme inhibitors of glucuronidase, heparinase,

hyaluronidase, and monoamine oxidase. But what is in a ferment is not

universal - except for gluconic acid, fructose, and acetic acid.

In Roussin's " Analyses of Kombucha Ferments, " he reports " The

typical isolations of microorganisms found in the Kombucha samples we

examined are:

Acetobacter xylinum,

Acetobacter xylinoides,

Acetobacter Ketogenum,

Saccharomycodes ludwigii,

Saccharomycodes apiculatus,

Schizosaccharomyces pombe,

Zygosaccharomyes (still considered by some to be a subgenus of Saccharomyces),

Saccharomyces cerevisiae. "

Just for the record, there is:

no UDP-glucuronic acid

no usnic acid,

no heparin,

no mucoitin sulphate,

no hyaluronic acid,

no glucuronic acid;

in any of the kombucha samples we've seen (982 tests when I left for

vacation). There is a lot in Kombucha, it's just not the stuff we all

expected. It still works, just for different reasons.

Roussin, Director

Kombucha Consumer Research Group

Information and opinions are for discussion purposes only. You and your

health care professional are responsible for interpreting and utilizing

this information!

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The following is a lab.analysis done by Kappa Labs in Miami

Florida on a sample provided by Novar - Kombucha Power.

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Test #1

Nutrition Facts:

Serving Size: 4 fl oz (120ml)

Servings Per Container: 8

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Amount per Serving

Calories 40

Calories from fat 0

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% of Daily Value Based on a 4 fluid ounce / 120ml serving.

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Total Fat 0.0 g 0% 0.0 oz

Sodium 0.0 g 0% 0.0 oz

Total Carbs 8.0 g 4% 0.28 oz

Sugar 8.0 g 4% 0.03 oz

Protein 0.0 g 0% 0.0 oz

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Vitamin C 0.1153 mg 4.067E-06 oz

Niacinamide 0.6420 mg 2.265E-05 oz

Folic Acid 0.2794 mg 9.856E-06 oz

Riboflavin 1.1594 mg 4.090E-05 oz

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Amount of sugar found in 1 fluid ounce (29.573ml) kombucha tea.

Ferment time: 15 days

Sucrose 0.22 gm 0.0077 oz

Glucose 0.78 gm 0.0275 oz

Fructose 0.65 gm 0.0229 oz

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Total Sug 1.65 gm 0.0582 oz

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Pinecrest, FL 33156-6648

Email jnovar@...

http://www.kombuchapower.com/Kombucha_products_copy(1).htm

800-862-1353 - 305-251-9630 - Fax 360-397-7080

I carry Pronatura kombucha capsules also as well as my starter kits and k-t

tea.

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LAB TESTS ON KOMBUCHA TEA

Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 16:03:34 -0700

kombucha@...

From: Colleen

Subject: lactic acid

>>As a related concern, is there any (or much) lactic acid in KT? From

lactofermentation?<<

The following are excerpts from the latest Kombucha research papers

regarding lactic acid found in Kombucha ferments.

The following excerpt is from " Analyses of Kombucha Ferments: Report on

Growers " , by R. Roussin, which was based on Kombucha research by

the Kombucha Consumer Research Group and published in the fall of 1996.

[page 45]

" We note here that we found little or no lactic acid in most ferments,

except for the bottled commercial ferments. "

In the Paper, " CHARACTERIZATION OF THE TEA FUNGUS METABOLITES " by

Dr. Philippe J. Blanc, (based on the results of his Kombucha experiments--

completed in 1996) the following results were published regarding lactic

acid and glucuronic acid.

" . . .The production of lactic acid is not shown in these figures because

the concentration was never higher than 0.6 g/l (sucros initial

concentration 100 g/l). The presence of glucuronic acid was also detected

but at very low concentrations (<10 mg/l). "

see - Part Six - Kombucha FAQ " Research and Test Results - Past and Present "

Cheers,

Colleen

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From: :

>Hi all, I can't help wondering what goodness would be in the culture. I

thought it was mainly cellulose? Has an analysis ever been done of it?

Hi ,

The colony/culture is a combination of yeasts and bacteria Acetobacter

xylinum is the one I believe that binds all the ingredients together with

cellulose. I wonder too when it all hits the stomach what happens. The

stomach acids jump on it and start the breakdown, unlike the KT which

arrives there with 30 - 40 compounds raring to go and looking for body

parts, this by-product, (is the colony a by-product of KT or the other way

round which came first the chicken or the egg?) has to be digested. Who

knows it might be like a chicken, we eat the eggs but the source is much

nicer. It would be good to get a researchers point of view on this recent

trend of Kombucheralism before we all start exploding. I confess I like it

myself. Still enjoying my KT gherkins a la pomme frittes. This is a list of

compounds found in the KT , some ferments have more, less or none of them.

4-Acetamidophenol

Acetic acid

Acetoacetic acid

Benzoic acid, 2-amino-, 3-phenyl-2-propenyl ester

Benzonitrile, 4-hydroxy-

2(4H)-Benzofuranone, 5,6,7,7a-tetrahydro-4,4,7a-trimethyl-

2,6-Bis(t-butyl)-4-(dimethylbenzyl) phenol

Butanoic acid, 3-methyl

1-Butanol, 3-methyl-

2-t-Butyl-4-(dimethylbenzyl) phenol

Caffeine

Citric acid

Cyanocobalamin (B-12)

Decanoic acid

D-Ribo-hexos, 2,6-dideoxy-3-0-methyl-

2,3-Dihydro-1-methylindene

2,5 Diketo-gluconic acid

Ethyl Acetate

Fructose

d-Gluconic acid

Glucose

Hexanoic acid

(1H)Imidazo[2,1-f]purine-2,4(3H,8H)-dione,

8-ethyl-1-methyl-7-phenyl-

Itaconic acid

2-Keto-gluconic acid

5-Keto-gluconic acid

2-Keto-3-deoxy-gluconic acid

Lactic acid

5-Methoxy-1-(3-methoxy-4-methylphenyl)-1,3,3,6-tetramethylindan

Niacinamide

Nicotinic acid

Pantothenic acid

Phenethyl Alcohol

Phenol, 4-ethyl

6-Phospho gluconate

Propionic acid

Octanoic acid

Oxalic acid

Riboflavin

d-Saccharic acid (Glucaric acid)

d-Saccharic acid 1,4 lactone (Glucaro 1,4 lactone)

Succinic acid

Thiamin

d-Xylonic acid

Approximately 40 other acid esters in trace amounts

Cyril.

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