“Won’t the yeast in kombucha give me candida?” No, you don’t need to be concerned. The dominant yeast in non-GMO, organically nourished, commercially sourced kombucha culture is of a different family of yeast altogether. One particular academic study published in the Journal of Food Biochemistry even reveals antimicrobial activity demonstrated against a wide range of pathogenic bacteria and clinical candida species, with green tea-based kombucha demonstrating even higher antimicrobial potential than black tea kombucha. Source: Battikh, H., Chaieb, K., Bakhrouf, A., & Ammar, E. (2013). Antibacterial and antifungal activities of black and green kombucha teas. Journal of Food Biochemistry, 37(2), 231-236.