Kefir

Name: Kefir
Brand: Lifeway

99Clean

Ingredients · 4

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Common questions

Is Lifeway Kefir healthy?

Lifeway Kefir scores 99/100 on Tallow — our clean band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Lifeway Kefir?

Lifeway Kefir lists 4 ingredients, starting with Pasteurized Milk, Pectin, Vitamin D3 and Live and Active Cultures. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Lifeway Kefir contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Lifeway Kefir’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Lifeway Kefir?

We don’t have a NOVA classification on file for Lifeway Kefir yet, so the processing axis scores it neutrally.

How does Lifeway Kefir compare to other probiotics & gut health?

At 99/100 Lifeway Kefir sits in our top band, among the better probiotics & gut health we have scored. A higher-scoring option in probiotics & gut health is Hayward Gut Shot at 100/100.

Is Lifeway Kefir organic?

Yes. Lifeway Kefir carries USDA Organic certification, which is worth +5 points in the score above.

Has Lifeway Kefir been lab tested?

Not yet. No independent lab has published results for Lifeway Kefir, so its score is based on its ingredient list, processing and packaging alone.

Full methodology: how we score products.