Product Review: KeVita Sparkling Probiotic Drinks
★ PRODUCT NAME: KeVita
★ WEBSITE: www.kevita.com
★ ABOUT: KeVita™ is a Certified Organic Sparkling Probiotic Drink that comes in eight different flavours (as of Summer 2012). Plus KeVita™ contains more probiotics and tastes less vinegar-y than a kombucha. They are different than a kombucha because it’s made with certified organic, kefir-derived culture. KeVita is VEGAN, GLUTEN-FREE, SOY-FREE, dairy-free, low-calorie, lactose-free, and GMO-free. KeVita™ combines live culture with coconut water, tea or pure water and the finest organic fruit purees or plant extracts. All products are made in Kevita’s own certified organic production facility in Ventura, California.
I am reviewing six out of eight flavours: Mango Coconut, Strawberry Acai Coconut, Lemon Ginger, Pomegrante Coconut, Coconut and Pomegrante Black Tea.
I find KeVita beverages slightly less carbonated than the kombuchas with a faint taste of Stevia, an alternative to sugar. I could taste the coconut water from Mango Coconut KeVita™, but the mango was a bit faint. If you let the KeVita sit a bit warm, you could smell the mango right away. When you shake it gently, the carbonation overpowers the mango flavour, but once it settles down for 15-20 minutes, the mango flavour stands out. That was my initial observation.
★ INGREDIENTS: Purified water, organic KeVita Probiotic Culture (Bacillus coagulans GBI-30 6086, L.paracasei, L.plantarum, L.rhamnosus), organic coconut water, organic mango puree, organic apple cider vinegar, organic mango flavor, organic coconut flavor, ascorbic acid, organic Reb A Stevia (Stevia leaf extract), Fruit & Vegetable Color
I could taste the coconut water very well from Strawberry Acai Coconut KeVita™, which appears to be most appealing ingredient in KeVita beverages in terms of taste. It is lightly and hardly carbonated than a regular kombucha. I could not identify the acai very well. The strawberry flavour lingers on my palate, and the smell reminds me a bit of a strawberry yogurt in a good way due to fermentation. This is a favourite of mine.
★ INGREDIENTS: Purified water, organic KeVita Probiotic Culture (Bacillus coagulans GBI-30 6086, L.paracasei, L.plantarum, L.rhamnosus), organic coconut water, organic strawberry puree, organic apple cider vinegar, organic acai puree, organic coconut flavor, ascorbic acid, organic Reb A Stevia (Stevia leaf extract), Fruit & Vegetable Color
Lemon Ginger KeVita™ was a soothing beverage due to ginger and lemon ingredients. It does not contain coconut water as the others. I had a headache that day and it was relaxing to drink. As indicated on KeVita’s product page, it was considered a “de-stress beverage.” Very gingery, not too carbonated, and not too sweet, but well-balanced. It does not contain Stevia, but organic cane syrup and fig concentrate for the sweetness, which I liked.
★ INGREDIENTS: Purified water, organic KeVita Probiotic Culture (Bacillus coagulans GBI-30 6086, L.paracasei, L.plantarum, L.rhamnosus), organic cane syrup, organic apple cider vinegar, organic cold pressed lemon and ginger whole plant extracts, organic fig concentrate, ascorbic acid, and purple carrot juice color
Pomegranate Coconut KeVita™ has a coconut water flavour. It has a very rich pomegranate flavour, but a bit tart due to the apple cider vinegar. It is a bit carbonated and tart, like I could taste a lighter version of kombucha, but not just yet. However, I could taste the Stevia very well since it’s a sugar alternative, but overall it still tastes sweet, tart and very pomegranate. Pomegrantes are packed with antioxidants.
★ INGREDIENTS: Purified water, organic KeVita Probiotic Culture (Bacillus coagulans GBI-30 6086, L.paracasei, L.plantarum, L.rhamnosus), organic pomegrante fruit juice concentrate, organic coconut water, organic apple cider vinegar, organic coconut flavour, organic pomegrante flavour, ascorbic acid, organic Reb A Stevia (Stevia leaf extract), Fruit & Vegetable Color
Coconut KeVita™ is the base of all different flavours in KeVita coconut drinks, and lightly sweetened with Stevia. I could taste the coconut water like the other flavours with coconut in it, but it tasted like a cultured coconut water with bit of carbonation due to the apple cider vinegar.
★ INGREDIENTS: Purified water, organic KeVita Probiotic Culture (Bacillus coagulans GBI-30 6086, L.paracasei, L.plantarum, L.rhamnosus), organic coconut water, organic apple cider vinegar, organic coconut flavour, ascorbic acid, organic Reb A Stevia (Stevia leaf extract)
Pomegranate Black Tea KeVita™ is similar to the Pomegrante Coconut drink I reviewed as above, but with black tea extract and no coconut. It’s great for anyone who’s into black teas, which I’m also a fan of. It tastes sweet and tangy.
★ INGREDIENTS: Purified water, organic KeVita Probiotic Culture (Bacillus coagulans GBI-30 6086, L.paracasei, L.plantarum, L.rhamnosus), organic pomegrante fruit juice concentrate, organic black tea, organic apple cider vinegar, organic pomegrante flavour, ascorbic acid, organic Reb A Stevia (Stevia leaf extract), Fruit & Vegetable Color
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Some item(s) was kindly sent to me to review by Kevita and bought personally. All products that are mentioned and reviewed here on my vegan blog are of my own personal opinions and I am not being compensated to review them, only just to share my thoughts. Any products mentioned here should be used at your own discretion and with caution. I only review cruelty-free and vegan products. I will not review any products that I don’t love. If I receive a product complimentary of the company, it will be stated so in the post, otherwise, all products are purchased myself for my own personal use.
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