TEAZEN Kombucha Pineapple 10 Count

Kombucha usually means a bottle in the fridge and a fermentation you either trust or make yourself. Teazen kombucha takes a different route: the fermented tea is dried into a powder, packed into a stick, and turned back into a drink when you add water. No brewing, no bottles, no fridge space.

The powder is built on organic kombucha powder made from German organic kombucha tea, with pineapple juice powder giving the flavour. When it hits water it fizzes, so the result is a sparkling drink rather than a flat one. The colder the water, the more carbonation you get.

Each 5 g stick is 15 kcal with 0 g of sugar, sweetened with erythritol and sucralose instead. Alongside the kombucha powder sit fructooligosaccharide, black tea extract, vitamin B2 and a blend of twelve lactic acid bacteria strains.

The stick format is most of the appeal. Pineapple kombucha in this form goes in a bag, a desk drawer or a suitcase, and one stick in 250 ml of water is the whole preparation. Teazen is the brand that popularised powdered kombucha in Korea.

Features

●        10 sticks of 5 g

●        Pineapple flavour with 6% pineapple juice powder

●        Organic kombucha powder at 10%

●        15 kcal and 0 g sugar per stick

●        Erythritol and sucralose as sweeteners

●        Fructooligosaccharide and 12 lactic acid bacteria strains

●        Vitamin B2

●        Fizzes on contact with water

Concerns

●        Wanting a flavoured drink without the sugar of a soft drink

●        Bottled kombucha being expensive and awkward to store

●        Drinking enough water through the day

●        Needing something portable for work, travel or the gym

Suitable For

●        Everyday drinking, hot or cold

●        Work, travel and gym bags

●        Anyone reducing sugary drinks

●        People who like tart, fruity flavours

Made In

Made in Korea.

●        A fizzy, fruity drink with no sugar and 15 kcal per serving

●        No brewing, bottling or refrigeration needed

●        Single-serve sticks are easy to carry and need no measuring

●        Makes plain water more appealing if you struggle to drink enough

●        Tart pineapple flavour that works well over ice in warm weather

●        Ten sticks cover a couple of weeks of occasional drinking

1.     Tear open one stick.

2.     Add the powder to 250 ml of water. Cold water gives more carbonation than room temperature.

3.     Stir or shake well until fully dissolved.

4.     For a longer, milder drink, use up to 500 ml of water instead.

5.     Add ice for a more sparkling result in warm weather.

6.     Store the remaining sticks in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight.

Key Ingredients

●        Organic kombucha powder (10%): dried fermented kombucha tea, the base of the drink

●        Pineapple juice powder (6%): the flavour source

●        Citric acid and sodium hydrogen carbonate: together produce the fizz when water is added

●        Erythritol and sucralose: the sweeteners, in place of sugar

●        Fructooligosaccharide (5%): a prebiotic fibre

●        12-strain lactic acid bacteria blend: including lactobacillus and bifidobacterium species

●        Vitamin B2 (riboflavin)

Claims

●        Contains milk and soy. Anyone with a dairy or soy allergy should avoid this product

●        Contains the sweeteners erythritol and sucralose

●        Contains black tea extract, so it contains a small amount of caffeine

●        A food product for preparing as a beverage

●        Not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any condition

●        Excessive consumption may cause digestive discomfort. Erythritol in particular can have a laxative effect in large amounts

●        If you are pregnant, breastfeeding or taking medication, speak to your doctor before adding any new product to your diet

Full Ingredients

Citric Acid, Indigestible Maltodextrin, Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate, Organic Kombucha Powder 10% (Organic Kombucha Tea 70%, Organic Maltodextrin), Erythritol, Pineapple Juice Powder 6% (Dextrin, Pineapple Juice Solids 30%, Pineapple Concentrate), Fructooligosaccharide 5%, Flavouring, Black Tea Extract Powder (Black Tea 100%), Vitamin B2, Sucralose (Sweetener), 12 Types of Lactic Acid Bacteria Mixed Powder (Lactic Acid Bacteria 80%, Potato Starch). Contains milk and soy.

TEAZEN is a Korean tea company and the brand that made powdered kombucha a mainstream product in Korea, selling it in single-serve sticks across a range of fruit flavours. The line now includes lemon, Korean plum, shine muscat, green mandarin-lime and pineapple.

C&C Canada carries TEAZEN alongside other Korean food and drink products, with shipping across Canada.

●        10 x TEAZEN Kombucha Pineapple sticks, 5 g each