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Kvass

Kvass is a lightly fermented bread-based beverage traditionally served chilled as a drink.

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About Kvass

Kvass is a lightly fermented beverage traditionally made from bread, especially rye bread, with water and fermentable ingredients. It is served chilled as a drink and may also be used in cold soups or other culinary preparations. Bottled, draft, and homemade versions are common.

It is generally mildly tangy, lightly sweet, and breadlike or malty, with a thin body and sometimes gentle natural carbonation. Toasted bread, malt, fruit, sugar, or flavourings can shift the drink toward deeper colour, sharper acidity, greater sweetness, or a more pronounced fermented character.

Kvass ranges from pale amber to deep brown and is sold as a clear or slightly cloudy liquid. Fermentation creates acidity and may create bubbles; filtering makes it clearer, while longer fermentation can make it drier and more pronounced. It is normally served cold.

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Kvass nutrition & diet

Kvass nutritional value

Representative benchmark: Beer, not further specified

Representative nutrition benchmarkOfficial table values for a comparable food category, not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient.

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories
25kcal
Protein
0.3g
Carbs
1.8g
Fat
0.0g

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Portions & preparation

Identify the beverage’s recipe and fermentation stage before using a reference. Bread-based kvass, fruit or vegetable versions, and commercial drinks differ; assess the served liquid, including retained solids, sweeteners, flavorings, and any alcohol produced during fermentation.

Compare the right form: Match references to the specific kvass style and serving form, including bread or other base, filtration, sweetening, and fermentation details.

Diet considerations

Traditional bread-based kvass is cereal-derived and may contain wheat or another grain, while other kvass recipes use different bases. Commercial or homemade versions may add sugar, fruit, flavorings, or alcohol from fermentation. Compatibility depends on the recipe, filtration, and serving, not the beverage name alone.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Depends on the version
  • Vegetarian
    Depends on the version
  • Pescatarian
    Depends on the version
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Typically incompatible
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Depends on the version
Check the version or source of: Sugar. Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
Vegetarian · Depends on the version
Check the version or source of: Sugar. Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
Pescatarian · Depends on the version
Check the version or source of: Sugar. Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Typically incompatible
Recorded common ingredients: Bread. This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar). Recipes and products can differ.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Pacific Nutrient Database 2020 — 02.1.3.0.0_99 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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