For the Record - Jan. 20, 2008

Kombucha tea: A graphic accompanying a Jan. 6 Los Angeles Times Magazine article on G.T. Dave, a purveyor of kombucha tea, said that the formula for fermentation is C6 H12 O6 2C2 H5 OH + 2CO2 (sugar yields ethanol + carbonic gas). This is the formula for one type of fermentation. G.T. Dave’s fermentation formula for kombucha tea is C6 H12 06C6 H10 07 + 2CO2 (glucose yields glucuronic acid + carbonic gas).