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Green News Now : What is Kombucha?

Green News Now : What is Kombucha?

What is Kombucha exactly? Well… in short Kombucha is fermented tea. Its made by adding healthy bacteria, yeast and sugars (many times in the form of fruit or spices), to green or black tea then allowing the mixture to ferment. The fermentation process does produce trace alcohol levels but make no mistake this is not an alcoholic drink.But why drink Kombucha? For one, it tastes great. Flavors range from quite bitter to sweet and refreshing. Evidence suggests that kombucha tea offers bene …
Mar 17th 2021 Heather Wiskes
Terpene Tuesday : Eugenol

Terpene Tuesday : Eugenol

Eugenol is a familiar terpene, commonly found in spicy things like clove and cinnamon as well as other herbs and spices like nutmeg, allspice, hyssop, basil and bay leaf. In fact, Eugenol derives its name from the old Linnaen scientific name for Cloves, Eugenia caryophyllata, however, it’s now-accepted name is Syzygium aromaticum. It usually can be found packaged simply as, clove oil.It has antiseptic, anti-inflammatory and analgesic abilities, Eugenol has many uses in every day life. It is a co …
Jan 12th 2021 The Green Team