Kefir

17 products ranked by Scout score
  1. Family Farmstead Kefir Plain Cultured Whole Milk
    Family Farmstead Kefir Plain Cultured Whole Milk
    #1 NOVA 1 · Minimally processed
    100 Excellent
  2. Water Buffalo Kefir
    Water Buffalo Kefir
    #2 NOVA 3 · Processed
    100 Excellent
  3. ORIGIN CREAMERY HONEY A2 KEFIR
    ORIGIN CREAMERY HONEY A2 KEFIR
    #3 NOVA 1 · Minimally processed
    99 Excellent
  4. Alexandre Family Farm A2/A2 Organic 100% Grass-Fed Probiotic Lowfat Kefir
    Alexandre Family Farm A2/A2 Organic 100% Grass-Fed Probiotic Lowfat Kefir
    #4 NOVA 1 · Minimally processed
    98 Excellent
  5. Alexandria Family Farm Organic Probiotic Whole Kefir Cultured Whole Milk
    Alexandria Family Farm Organic Probiotic Whole Kefir Cultured Whole Milk
    #5 NOVA 1 · Minimally processed
    98 Excellent
  6. Kalona SuperNatural Organic Kefir - Vanilla
    Kalona SuperNatural Organic Kefir - Vanilla
    #6 NOVA 3 · Processed
    96 Excellent
  7. Maple Hill 100% Grassfed Organic Kefir Plain Unsweetened plastic bottle
    Maple Hill 100% Grassfed Organic Kefir Plain Unsweetened plastic bottle
    #7 NOVA 1 · Minimally processed
    95 Excellent
  8. Grace Harbor Farms Plain Kefir plastic bottle
    Grace Harbor Farms Plain Kefir plastic bottle
    #8 NOVA 4 · Ultra-processed
    90 Excellent
  9. President's Choice Organics Plain kefir probiotic fermented milk
    President's Choice Organics Plain kefir probiotic fermented milk
    #9 NOVA 3 · Processed
    85 Excellent
  10. Rauw Power Kefir
    Rauw Power Kefir
    #10 NOVA 1 · Minimally processed
    85 Excellent
  11. Maple Hill Creamery Strawberry kefir cultured whole milk, strawberry
    Maple Hill Creamery Strawberry kefir cultured whole milk, strawberry
    #11 NOVA 3 · Processed
    84 Good
  12. Green Valley ORGANIC KEFIR LOWFAT PLAIN
    Green Valley ORGANIC KEFIR LOWFAT PLAIN
    #12 NOVA 1 · Minimally processed
    83 Good
  13. STRAUS FAMILY CREAMERY ORGANIC KEFIR PLAIN CULTURED LOWFAT MILK
    STRAUS FAMILY CREAMERY ORGANIC KEFIR PLAIN CULTURED LOWFAT MILK
    #13 NOVA 1 · Minimally processed
    83 Good
  14. Lifeway Organic Whole Milk Kefir
    Lifeway Organic Whole Milk Kefir
    #14 NOVA 3 · Processed
    83 Good
  15. Strauss, Straus Family Creamery Organic Lowfat Blueberry Kefir
    Strauss, Straus Family Creamery Organic Lowfat Blueberry Kefir
    #15 NOVA 1 · Minimally processed
    81 Good
  16. Raw Farm Vanilla Raw Kefir plastic bottle
    Raw Farm Vanilla Raw Kefir plastic bottle
    #16 NOVA 1 · Minimally processed
    81 Good
  17. Lifeway STRAWBERRY KEFIR CULTURED LOWFAT MILK
    Lifeway STRAWBERRY KEFIR CULTURED LOWFAT MILK
    #17 NOVA 4 · Ultra-processed
    55 Fair

Best kefir right now

  1. Family Farmstead Kefir Plain Cultured Whole Milk 100/100

    Scout's analysis: Family Farmstead Kefir Plain Cultured Whole Milk scores a perfect 100/100, highlighting its exceptional quality with beneficial ingredients such as grass-fed whole milk…

  2. Water Buffalo Kefir 100/100

    Scout's analysis: Water Buffalo Kefir scores a perfect 100/100, highlighting its rich probiotic content from live bacterial cultures and the nutritional benefits of pasteurized whole…

  3. ORIGIN CREAMERY HONEY A2 KEFIR 99/100

    Scout's analysis: ORIGIN CREAMERY HONEY A2 KEFIR scores an impressive 99/100, featuring beneficial ingredients such as pasteurized cultured lowfat grass-fed heritage milk and live active…

What to skip

  1. Lifeway STRAWBERRY KEFIR CULTURED LOWFAT MILK 55/100

    Scout's analysis: This strawberry kefir is ultra-processed, which limits its potential health score despite containing beneficial ingredients like live cultures and natural coloring from…

  2. Raw Farm Vanilla Raw Kefir plastic bottle 81/100

    Scout's analysis: Raw Farm Vanilla Raw Kefir scores 81/100, highlighting its beneficial ingredient, milk, which provides probiotics for digestive health. With no harmful substances…

  3. Strauss, Straus Family Creamery Organic Lowfat Blueberry Kefir 81/100

    Scout's analysis: Strauss Family Creamery Organic Lowfat Blueberry Kefir scores 81/100, highlighting its beneficial ingredients such as pasteurized low-fat milk, sweet cream buttermilk,…

Ingredients to watch in kefir

The flagged ingredients that show up most often across these 17 products. Each link opens Scout's analysis of the ingredient.

What the better kefir have in common

Common questions about kefir

What scores highest in kefir on Scout?

Family Farmstead Kefir Plain Cultured Whole Milk leads Scout's kefir ranking at 100/100, followed by Water Buffalo Kefir (100) and ORIGIN CREAMERY HONEY A2 KEFIR (99). Scores compare products within the category on ingredients, processing, packaging and any lab results.

What should I avoid in kefir?

Lifeway STRAWBERRY KEFIR CULTURED LOWFAT MILK scores 55/100, the lowest of the 17 products Scout has analyzed in kefir; next lowest are Raw Farm Vanilla Raw Kefir plastic bottle (81) and Strauss, Straus Family Creamery Organic Lowfat Blueberry Kefir (81). Each product page lists the ingredients behind the number.

What drags scores down in kefir?

Across these 17 products the one flagged ingredient that recurs is Cane sugar — it appears in 2 of them.

How does Scout score kefir?

Every product in kefir gets one 1–100 score for comparison within its category: the full ingredient list judged by a category-specific framework, the published processing level, the packaging, and any credible lab results. Lab results are disclosed, not scored. Scout takes no payment for scores or placement.

How Scout scores kefir

One 1–100 score per product, judged within its category: every ingredient on the label through a category-specific framework, the published processing level, the packaging, and any credible lab results. No brand pays for a score or a position on this list. Read the full methodology →

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