Americans use ginseng tea as a trend. Ginseng has a lot of health benefits, to which when kombucha was a trend, a fermented tea drink, came along ginseng. People are always trying to find the easiest way out for their health and diet. Ginseng is just one way to market drinks that wants you to feel healthy for its “additional benefits.” In reality, it is not true due to the added sugar, defeating the purpose of having the drink in the first place.

The Bu, Lemon Ginseng Raw Kombucha nutritional label

The Bu, Lemon Ginseng Raw Kombucha contains a total sugar of 10 grams. The sugar doesn’t come from any of the natural sources,  it is actually additional. From the ingredient list, it is ordered from, “Filtered Water, Kombucha Culture, Organic Cane Sugar, Organic Agave Syrup, Organic Green Tea, Organic Guayusa Tea, Organic Ginseng, Natural Flavor.”
Cane sugar is the 3rd most ingredient compared to green tea or organic ginseng! On the official website of The Bu, Lemon Ginseng Raw Kombucha, they state, “We make good-for-you stuff that actually tastes good”  which is ironic because it “balances the acidity levels and produces a tastier, easier-drinking kombucha.” They sure accomplish that task.

Arizona Green Tea with Ginseng and Honey               Arizona’s nutritional label

I believe we know the infamous Arizona drink too. Some people might get fooled by its marketing like the kombucha, thinking green tea and ginseng is healthy. I know I’m not a nutritionist, but 34 grams of sugar is quite a lot. For comparison, a can of coke has 39 grams.