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Kombucha culture on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Kombucha culture is a kind of microbial culture. Whether it carries an allergen depends on how it was made. Whether it is vegan depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts finds it in 676 products, most often in sweetened drinks.

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Does kombucha culture contain an allergen?

It depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts does not link kombucha culture to an allergen, and Bravoora’s label checker does not read the name as one. The label must name any allergen it carries.

Is kombucha culture vegan?

It depends on the make. Some kinds of kombucha culture are made with an animal product and a label rarely says which, so a vegan profile gets Heads up. Whether it is vegetarian depends on the make too.

VeganHeads upSome kinds are made with an animal product, and a label rarely says which.
VegetarianHeads upSome kinds are made with an animal product vegetarians avoid, and a label rarely says which.

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What other names does kombucha culture have on a label?

In English kombucha culture can also read “kombuncha cultures” or “symbiotic culture”. On European labels it is “culture de kombucha” in French, “cultivo de kombucha” in Spanish and “coltura di kombucha” in Italian. The other 3 languages are listed below.

In Englishkombuncha culturessymbiotic culture
French
culture de kombucha
Spanish
cultivo de kombucha
Italian
coltura di kombucha
Swedish
kombuchakultur
Danish
kombuchakultur
Croatian
kombucha kultura

Which foods contain kombucha culture?

Open Food Facts lists kombucha culture in the ingredients of 676 products, most often sweetened drinks, unsweetened drinks and alcoholic drinks. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and the United Kingdom.

  • Sweetened drinks496
  • Unsweetened drinks99
  • Alcoholic drinks25
  • Drinks with sweeteners4
  • Tea and coffee1

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 319 · France 192 · United Kingdom 73 · Canada 31.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where kombucha culture turns up, not how much of the market it is.

What kind of ingredient is kombucha culture?

Kombucha culture is a kind of microbial culture.

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An allergen is stated only when two of three checks agree: the Open Food Facts record, Bravoora’s label checker, and the ingredient’s own name or family (oat flour is oats, a cheese is milk). Every name where they disagree waits for a person to review it.

  1. Open Food Facts: Kombucha culture
  2. Open Food Facts: ingredients taxonomy (names, family tree, allergen and vegan flags), ODbL
  3. Open Food Facts: product database, 4,535,553 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL

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