Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Is Kombucha a Mushroom?

Kombucha culture fermenting in a jar
Kombucha culture fermenting in a jar
(Photo credit: Wikipedia)
People always ask me if Kombucha is a mushroom (then they ask me if you can get high on it...,) and the answer is yes and no.

The rubbery thing floating on top of your kombucha tea is referred to as the kombucha mushroom (or just mushroom) but it has nothing to do with the varieties you find underneath big oak trees. It is called a mushroom more for its esthetic appearances rather than the fungi reference.

It is also referred to as a scoby or the mother culture (a bit like the mother ship which it kind of is because you cannot make kombucha tea without it).

It is a living organism so it is alive (and may visit you during the night...) ha ha only kidding..... but it is full of probiotic goodness and we all know that good gut health = a healthy body = a healthy mind.

Get the low down on scobies and kombucha mushrooms here.




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