Sucrose (table sugar) is a carbohydrate. During fermentation:
1. The SCOBY splits sucrose into glucose + fructose
Enzymes (invertase) break sucrose →
Glucose + Fructose
(Both are simple carbohydrates.)
2. The microbes consume these sugars
They convert them into:
•Organic acids (acetic acid, gluconic acid, glucuronic acid)
•CO₂ (the fizz)
•Trace vitamins and probiotics
3. Final carbohydrate (sugar) content decreases
The longer it ferments:
•the less sugar remains
•the more tart/acidy the kombucha becomes
So sugar doesn’t “turn into” carbs — it starts as a carb, then gets broken down and used up.



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