Plain kefir

Name: Plain kefir
Brand: Lifeway

95Clean

Ingredients · 6

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Common questions

Is Lifeway Plain kefir healthy?

Lifeway Plain kefir scores 95/100 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 Plain kefir?

Lifeway Plain kefir lists 6 ingredients, starting with Pasteurized Milk, Non Fat Milk, Pectin, Lactase Enzyme and Vitamin D3. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Lifeway Plain kefir contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Lifeway Plain 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 Plain kefir?

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

How does Lifeway Plain kefir compare to other probiotics & gut health?

At 95/100 Lifeway Plain 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 Plain kefir organic?

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

Has Lifeway Plain kefir been lab tested?

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

Full methodology: how we score products.