Phenolic Content and Functional Groups of Green Tea Kombucha, Telang Flower Kombucha, Rosella Flower Kombucha, Chamomile Flower Kombucha, and Lavender Flower Kombucha

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Kombucha is a fermentation product between green tea and microorganisms. The basic ingredients for kombucha can be obtained from plants that contain high antioxidants, such as green tea, butterfly pea flowers, rosella flowers, chamomile flowers and lavender flowers. The aim of this research was to determine the phenolic content and functional groups in green tea kombucha, telang flower kombucha, rosella flower kombucha, chamomile flower kombucha and lavender flower kombucha. This research uses experimental research by testing phenolic content using a UV-Vis Spectrophotometer instrument and functional group analysis using Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR). The results showed that the phenolic content of green tea kombucha was 162.35 mg/L GAE, butterfly pea flower kombucha was 124.46 mg/L GAE, rosella flower kombucha was 101.30 mg/L GAE, chamomile flower kombucha was 35.41 mg/L GAE and lavender flower kombucha was 136.43 mg/L GAE. The highest phenolic content is found in green tea kombucha. The spectra resulting from the identification of telang flower kombucha tea samples contain alcohol functional groups, amines, nitro compounds, and the broad peaks indicate the stretching vibration of OH monometric alcohol. In green tea kombucha, alkenes, alkynes and monometric alcohol groups are found. In rosella flower kombucha, the functional groups alcohol, alkene, alkyne, nitrile and phenol are found. In chamomile flower kombucha, the functional groups ether, amine, alkene, alkyne, ester and alcohol are found. In lavender flower kombucha, the functional groups alcohol, alkene, alkyne and alkane are found. It can be concluded that kombucha contains secondary metabolite compounds including flavonoids, phenolics, saponins, tannins, steroids and triterpenoids.