Recent Progress in Chemical Composition, Production, and Pharmaceutical Effects of Kombucha Beverage: A Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Table 1

General chemical composition of Kombucha [11].

	Compound	Average composition	Initial sucrose	Fermentation time (days)
General composites	Ethanol	5.5 g/L	100 g/L	20
	Proteins	3 mg/mL	100 g/L	12
	Polyphenols	7.8 mm GAE	100 g/L	15
Organic acids	Acetic acid	5.6 g/L	70 g/L	15
	Acetic acid	8.36 g/L	100 g/L	18
	Acetic acid	11 g/L	100 g/L	30
	Gluconic acid	39 g/L	100 g/L	60
	Glucuronic acid	0.0160 g/L	70 g/L	21
	Lactic acid	0.18 g/L	100 g/L	18
Minerals	Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, and Zn	0.1 to 0.4 μg/mL	70 g/L	15
Vitamins	Vitamin B1	0.74 mg/mL	70 g/L	15
	Vitamin B2	8 mg/100 mL	70 g/L	10
	Vitamin B6	0.52 mg/mL	70 g/L	15
	Vitamin B12	0.84 mg/mL	70 g/L	15
	Vitamin C	25 mg/L	70 g/L	10
Anions	F^−, CI^−, Br ^−, I^−, NO^3−, HPO^4−, and SO^4−	0.04 to 3.20 mg/g	100 g/L	7