Q: What is kombucha?
A: Kombucha, which is also known as “Elixir of Life”, is a fermented, naturally bubbly, sugared black or green tea drink commonly consumed for its purported health benefit in promoting gut health and strengthening the immune system. It’s fizzy, and comes with a sweet and sour taste due to its fermentation.

Q: What is the main ingredient in kombucha?
A: The basic ingredients of kombucha are SCOBY – symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast, sugar and black / green tea. Fresh fruit ingredients or extracts may also be added for flavoring purposes.

Q: Does UNIIQ kombucha contain caffeine?
A: As one of the ingredients used to brew kombucha is tea, it does contain minimal caffeine, but generally only contain one third (⅓) of original tea caffeine content as a result of fermentation.

Q: What are the benefits of consuming kombucha?
A: Kombucha contains prebiotics or probiotics & with the benefit of antioxidants. Prebiotics and probiotics are especially helpful in promoting gut health by increasing intestinal bifidobacteria and maintaining a good intestinal environment. By drinking kombucha, it also helps to detoxify the blood and reduce cholesterol level, promote liver functions by facilitating detoxification processes in the liver. Enhancing the immune system and increasing body resistance to cancer as well as having an antibiotic effect against bacteria, viruses, and yeasts are also some of the benefits of consuming kombucha too.

Q: What are probiotics and prebiotics?
A: Probiotics and prebiotics play 2 different roles in the nutrition topic:

Probiotics are beneficial bacteria that live in your gut.

Prebiotics are dietary fibers that act as a fuel / food source for these bacteria (probiotics). In a sense, it provides nutrients to the bacteria that support our healthy digestion and immune function.

Prebiotics and probiotics are both great, but they are better together. Probiotics do a lot of important work in your gut, but it takes a lot of energy. Prebiotics help feed them to ensure they can continue functioning without getting too tired.

Q: Does UNIIQ kombucha contain alcohol?
A: UNIIQ kombucha contains traces of alcohol with less than 0.5% which follows the Halal regulations. Thus, UNIIQ Kombucha is Halal-certified by JAKIM Malaysia.

Q: What is the difference between UNIIQ kombucha and other kombucha brands in the market?
A: UNIIQ Kombucha

• The largest manufacturing center in Malaysia: Capable for mass production & distribution nationwide 
• Certified with Halal & MeSTI for quality assurance 
• Easy storage: Can be kept at ambient temperature or refrigerated
• Contains 4,500mg of prebiotics 

Other Kombucha Brands

• Limited production capacity
• Potential risk in quality control
• Mostly contain probiotics with no amount being specified, must be refrigerated
• For imported brands: Non-Halal
• For other Malaysian brands: Not MeSTI-certified

Q: What makes UNIIQ kombucha unique compared to existing kombucha in the market?
A: Most of the kombucha in Malaysia are home-brewing or small batch production, however, UNIIQ is the first and largest kombucha manufacturing center with supported brewing machines in Malaysia, which is capable of mass production & distribution nationwide. As UNIIQ aims to serve all Malaysians, the kombucha has been certified with Halal & MeSTI for quality assurance. It is safe for all Malaysians to consume and vegan friendly, too. 

Each bottle of UNIIQ kombucha contains 4,500mg of prebiotics. This also makes UNIIQ kombucha unique as it is the first kombucha brand in Malaysia that contains prebiotics, whereas most of the existing kombucha brands in the market come with probiotics. The reasons for UNIIQ brewing kombucha with prebiotics are easy storage with ambient temperature (product with probiotics needs to be stored in a refrigerator for good bacteria’s survival) and prebiotics would strengthen our body’s existing probiotics & maintain a good intestinal environment. 

Last but not least, all ingredients used in the kombucha brewing process are natural & fresh such as organic cane sugar, kombucha culture (prebiotics), filtered water, black tea & fruits extracts, and no added preservatives or colouring.

Q: Can everyone drink UNIIQ kombucha?
A: If you are currently pregnant, breastfeeding, with specific health circumstances such as diabetes, you are advised to discuss with your healthcare professionals before consuming.

Q: I’m new to kombucha, any best tips to consume it?
A: If you are first trying kombucha, we advise you to start with a glass of 50-100ml as it is fermented and with a sweet-sour taste as well as with acetic acid, and see how your body reacts. You may then continue to adjust your intake volume according to your condition. Also, kombucha tastes best when it is served chilled.

Q: Where could we purchase UNIIQ kombucha?
A: We are available at major supermarkets, you may visit our Store Locator page to learn more. Otherwise, you may explore purchasing UNIIQ kombucha online too, with free shipping.

Q: When is the best time in a day to consume UNIIQ kombucha?
A: You may enjoy UNIIQ kombucha anytime and anywhere.

Q: How to keep UNIIQ kombucha?
A: Although kombucha is best served chilled, you may keep it at ambient temperature or refrigerated. Once it’s opened, do keep it in the refrigerator and best to consume it within 3 days.

Q: Is UNIIQ kombucha being certified by local authorities?
A: Yes, we have been approved by Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (KKM) with Halal and MeSTI-certified for quality assurance.