Kombucha Blood Type O

Fermented foods like this green‑tea‑based kombucha can be a tasty way to support everyday wellness: the live cultures formed during fermentation may help maintain a healthy gut microbiome, while organic acids (such as acetic and gluconic acids) and B‑vitamins produced in the brew can aid digestion and make the drink feel naturally refreshing with less residual sugar than the starting tea. Crafted for readers following Dr. Peter J. D’Adamo’s guidance for Blood Type O, this recipe skips black tea and leans on gentle green teas (e.g., bancha, genmaicha, or kukicha), aligning with his recommendation that Type O individuals avoid black tea while still delivering the crisp, bright character people love in kombucha. As with any fermented food, individual tolerance varies—so start small and pay attention to how you feel.

Recipe - Kombucha for people with Blood Type O

Kombucha Blood Type O

Steep Tea

• 2 cups water. boiling
• 1.3 tbsp Green tea (0.3 tbsp = 1 tsp) (30% green tea)
• 1 tbsp White tea (25% white tea)
• 1 tbsp Oolong tea (20% oolong tea)
• 1 tbsp Yerba Mate loose tea (optional - higher caffeine)
• 2 tsp Red Rooibos loose tea (15% rooibos tea)
• 1 tsp Red Raspberry leave (5% raspberry leaf)
• 1 tbsp Dandelion root loose tea (5% dandelion leaf)
• 1 cup Cane sugar, organic

Pitch SCOBY

• 3 quarts water, room temperature
• 2 cups Steep Tea from above, room temperature, tea bags and/or leaves removed
• 1 each SCOBY
• 1 cup starter tea (from previous Kombucha batch )
• 1 gal Glass jar
• 1 each Coffee filter paper with a rubber band

1st Ferment 6 days

• pour everything into 1 gal glass jar and cover with coffee filter paper and rubber band. Place on kitchen counter, out of direct sunlight. Let ferment for 6 days.

2nd Ferment

• pour kombucha fermented tea into glass bottles with a swing top lid
• Mango juice
• Cayenne pepper

Highly Beneficial Teas and Juices for Blood Type O

Teas

1. Cayenne tea
2. Chickweed tea
3. Club soda
4. Dandelion tea
   • Herbally Grounded $31.68 per lb
5. Fenugreek tea
6. Gingerroot tea
7. Green tea (bancha, genmaicha, kukicha)
8. Hops tea
   • Botanical Name: Humulus Lupulus
   • Herbally Grounded $46.08 per lb
9. Linden tea
10. Mulberry tea
11. Parsley tea
12. Peppermint tea
    • Herbally Grounded $23.68 per lb
13. Rose hips tea
    • Herbally Grounded $22.08 per lb
14. Sarsaparilla tea
15. Seltzer water
16. Slippery elm tea

Juices

1. Black Cherry juice
2. Blueberry juice
3. Cherry juice
4. Guava juice
5. Mango juice
6. Pineapple juice
7. Prune juice
8. Vegetable juice (from Highly Beneficial vegetables)

Neutral Teas and Juices for Blood Type O

1. Catnip tea
2. Chamomile tea
3. Dong quai tea
4. Elder tea
5. Ginseng tea
6. Goji berry tea
7. Hawthorn tea
8. Horehound tea
9. Licorice root tea
10. Mullein tea
11. Peppermint tea
12. Raspberry leaf tea
    • good replacement for black tea
    • Herbally Grounded $41.28 per lb
13. Sage tea
14. Skullcap tea
15. Spearmint tea
16. Thyme tea
17. Valerian tea
18. Vervain tea
19. White birch tea
20. White oak tea
21. Yarrow tea
22. Yerba Maté tea

Juices

1. Apple cider
2. Apple juice
3. Apricot juice
4. Beet juice
5. Cabbage juice
6. Carrot juice
7. Celery juice
8. Coconut water
9. Cranberry juice
10. Elderberry juice
11. Grapefruit juice
12. Grape juice
13. Lemon and water
14. Lime juice
15. Milk, almond
16. Milk, rice
17. Milk, soy
18. Nectarine juice
19. Noni juice
20. Papaya juice
21. Pear juice
22. Pomegranate juice
23. Tomato juice
24. Vegetable juice (from Neutral vegetables)
25. Watermelon juice
26. Wine, red

Avoid these teas for Blood Type O

1. Alfalfa tea
2. Aloe juice
3. Aloe tea
4. Beer
5. Blackberry juice
6. Black tea, all forms
7. Burdock tea
8. Coconut milk
9. Coffee
10. Coltsfoot tea
11. Corn silk tea
12. Cucumber juice
13. Echinacea tea
14. Gentian tea
15. Goldenseal tea
16. Liquor, distilled
17. Orange juice
18. Red clover tea
19. Rhubarb tea
20. Saint John’s wort tea
21. Senna tea
22. Shepherd’s purse tea
23. Soda, pop (such as colas and diet colas)
24. Strawberry leaf tea
25. Tangerine juice
26. Wine, white
27. Yellow dock tea

Caffeine Ranges

Additional Information

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