Gut Health Starter Bundle

KRAUTS & SALSA

🫜 PowerKraut

White cabbage, carrots, beetroot, red onion, turmeric, garlic, black pepper, fine sea salt, naturally occurring lactic acid bacteria

Naturally fermented and unpasteurised. No vinegar or added preservatives.
 

🫚 ImmuniKraut

White cabbage, carrot, white onion, ginger, turmeric, black pepper, garlic, elderberries, turnip, fennel, red chilli, sea salt, naturally occurring lactic acid bacteria

Naturally fermented and unpasteurised. No vinegar or added preservatives.

🍅 Fermented Salsa

Tomatoes, red bell peppers, white onion, garlic, jalapeños, coriander, lime, naturally occurring lactic acid bacteria

Naturally fermented and unpasteurised. No vinegar or added preservatives.

WATER KEFIR RANGE

🌼 Elderflower Champagne (Gut Loving Fizz)

Filtered water, organic cane sugar*, lemon, dried figs, raisins, elderflower, white grapes, kefir cultures (yeast & bacteria)

*Most of the sugar is consumed during fermentation. Residual sugar is low.

Fermented drink. Trace alcohol under 1% ABV.

🍍🥥 Pina Colada (Gut Loving Mocktail)

Filtered water, organic cane sugar*, lemon, dried figs, raisins, pineapple, coconut water, dried coconut, kefir cultures (yeast & bacteria)

*Most of the sugar is consumed during fermentation. Residual sugar is low.

Fermented drink. Trace alcohol under 1% ABV.

🫚 Ginger & Turmeric (Gut Loving Brew)

Filtered water, organic cane sugar*, lemon, dried figs, raisins, ginger, turmeric, black pepper, kefir cultures (yeast & bacteria)

*Most of the sugar is consumed during fermentation. Residual sugar is low.

Fermented drink. Trace alcohol under 1% ABV.

🌿 Mojito (Gut Loving Mocktail)

Filtered water, organic cane sugar*, lime juice, lime zest, fresh mint, dried figs, raisins, kefir cultures (yeast & bacteria)

*Most of the sugar is consumed during fermentation. Residual sugar is low.

Fermented drink. Trace alcohol under 1% ABV.

🌲 Winter Berry (Gut Loving Brew)

Filtered water, organic cane sugar*, lemon, dried figs, raisins, elderberry, red grapes, kefir cultures (yeast & bacteria)

*Most of the sugar is consumed during fermentation. Residual sugar is low.

Fermented drink. Trace alcohol under 1% ABV.

May contain traces of nuts, peanuts, sesame seeds,  cereals inc. gluten & soya.

🧪 Water Kefir and Gut Health

Water kefir is a naturally fermented drink made from sugar water and live kefir grains — a mix of beneficial yeasts and bacteria.

During fermentation, the microbes consume most of the sugar and produce bioactive compounds, carbonation, and billions of live bacteria. These can support your gut health when consumed regularly.

🔍 What the research says:

Water kefir may help support gut microbiome balance

Water kefir contains a mix of live bacteria and yeasts, which in lab models have been shown to increase levels of beneficial gut bacteria like Bifidobacteria.

→ PMC8625349: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8625349/

It has shown anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity in lab studies

Kefir drinks like water kefir may help reduce oxidative stress and inflammation by producing bioactive compounds such as organic acids and polyphenols.

→ ScienceDirect – Heliyon Journal: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240584402409532X

It may help protect the gut barrier

Research using cell models and animals shows water kefir may help maintain the gut lining and reduce inflammation linked to “leaky gut”.

→ PMC11259891: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11259891/

It may offer benefits for metabolism, liver health and weight balance

Preliminary studies (mostly in animals) suggest it may help regulate blood sugar, reduce fat build-up in the liver, and support healthy weight.

→ PMC11259891: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11259891/

Water kefir is not officially classed as a probiotic

This is because specific strains and their effects haven’t yet been studied in large human trials. Still, researchers describe water kefir as a “potential functional food” with positive effects on gut health.

→ MDPI – Processes Journal: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9717/13/3/885

Daily fermented foods can increase gut microbiome diversity and reduce inflammation

A Stanford study found that eating fermented foods regularly — including fermented drinks — increased microbiome diversity and reduced inflammatory markers in just 10 weeks.

→ Stanford Medicine: https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2021/07/fermented-food-diet-increases-microbiome-diversity-lowers-inflammation.html

💬 What this means for you:

Drinking Wild Pantry water kefir may help you:

• Support the balance of good bacteria in your gut

• Calm inflammation linked to digestion

• Maintain a healthy gut lining

• Improve how you feel after eating

• Add natural diversity to your daily gut health habits

🥬 Fermented Foods & Gut Health

Your krauts and fermented salsa are more than flavourful — they’re living foods. They’re made by naturally fermenting vegetables (no vinegar, no pasteurisation). This preserves live microbes, enzymes and fermentation metabolites. These components may support your gut health.

🔍 What the research says:

Fermented foods can modulate the gut microbiome

Studies show that regular consumption of fermented foods is linked to changes in gut bacterial communities and increased microbial diversity.

→ PMC9003261: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9003261/

Sauerkraut consumption shows measurable gut benefits

A recent human trial found that eating sauerkraut leads to shifts in the gut microbiome.

→ Microbiome Journal: https://microbiomejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40168-024-02016-3

Another proof-of-concept study in athletes found that short-term sauerkraut improved gut bacteria profiles.

→ MDPI – Nucleos: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/24/4421

Fermented cabbage metabolites may protect gut lining

Lab studies show soluble compounds from fermented cabbage help shield intestinal cells from inflammatory damage caused by cytokines.

→ ASM Journals: https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/aem.02234-24

Inflammation and metabolic health may improve

Meta‑analyses and clinical trials with fermented vegetables report reduced inflammatory markers, improved metabolic outcomes, and relief of IBS symptoms.

→ MDPI Foods: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8007/4/3/79

→ PMC & reviews: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10886436/

→ Frontiers Nutrition: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/articles/10.3389/fnut.2025.1623710/full

Fermented foods influence gut-brain and systemic health

They offer microbes, bioactives and metabolites that may modulate the gut–brain axis, immune system and inflammation.

→ ScienceDirect Review: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149763424000307

→ MDPI – Fermented Foods as Functional Systems: https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/14/13/2292

💬 What this means for you

Eating Wild Pantry’s krauts and fermented salsa may help you:

• Support your gut microbial balance

• Enhance gut diversity

• Reduce gut inflammation

• Protect your intestinal lining

• Add natural, fermented nutrition to your diet