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The trendiest drinks used to be pomegranate and acai juice.  It was the battle of the superjuices.

Now there’s a new contender vying for the top spot:   kombucha.

Goodbye Amazon berry, hello bacteria-laden tea.

Kombucha was once limited to the kitchen counters of homebrewers and the shelves of health food stores.  Now it’s hard to miss colorful bottles of this fizzy fermented tea in the refrigerated cases of mainstream markets.

Maybe you read my recent post about kombucha.  I’ve also written a column for MSNBC.com that was published today. I hope you’ll check out.

So what do you think about kombucha?  Do you love it or hate it?  It seems that people are passionately lined up in either camp — no one seems to be neutral about this ancient drink that’s making a major comeback.

Here’s my bottom line view of kombucha:

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It all boils down to this.  Drink kombucha if you like the taste (and there’s a lot more flavors to choose from), but don’t expect it to work miracles.

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Beverages, kombucha, kombucha tea, next superfood, superjuices