An update on water kefir: Microbiology, composition and production

KM Lynch, S Wilkinson, L Daenen, EK Arendt - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Water kefir is a sparkling, slightly acidic fermented beverage produced by fermenting a
solution of sucrose, to which dried fruits have been added, with water kefir grains. These …

Kombucha tea fermentation: A review

D Laureys, SJ Britton… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Kombucha tea is made by aerobically fermenting a sweetened tea infusion with a kombucha
culture, a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeasts. The resulting beverage is usually non …

Physiology of acetic acid bacteria and their role in vinegar and fermented beverages

KM Lynch, E Zannini, S Wilkinson… - … Reviews in Food …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Acetic acid bacteria (AAB) have, for centuries, been important microorganisms in the
production of fermented foods and beverages such as vinegar, kombucha,(water) kefir, and …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial composition of SCOBY starter cultures used by commercial kombucha brewers in North America

K Harrison, C Curtin - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Kombucha fermentation is initiated by transferring a solid-phase cellulosic pellicle into
sweetened tea and allowing the microbes that it contains to initiate the fermentation. This …

[HTML][HTML] Water kefir, a fermented beverage containing probiotic microorganisms: From ancient and artisanal manufacture to industrialized and regulated …

AF Moretti, MC Moure, F Quiñoy, F Esposito… - Future Foods, 2022 - Elsevier
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a demand for natural products able to
enhance consumers health. Many people discovered the benefits of fermented products …

[HTML][HTML] Kefir as a functional beverage gaining momentum towards its health promoting attributes

V Ganatsios, P Nigam, S Plessas, A Terpou - Beverages, 2021 - mdpi.com
The consumption of fermented foods posing health-promoting attributes is a rising global
trend. In this manner, fermented dairy products represent a significant subcategory of …

Revealing the influence of microbiota on the flavor of kombucha during natural fermentation process by metagenomic and GC-MS analysis

L Yao, J Zhang, J Lu, D Chen, S Song, H Wang… - Food Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, raw Pu-erh tea (RAPT) was employed for kombucha preparation, and the
microbial composition and volatile flavor compounds of the fermented tea had been …

[HTML][HTML] Physical, chemical, and sensory properties of water kefir produced from Aronia melanocarpa juice and pomace

T Esatbeyoglu, A Fischer, ADS Legler, ME Oner… - Food Chemistry: X, 2023 - Elsevier
Water kefir is widely consumed all over the world due to its potential health benefits. The aim
of this current study was to compare non-fermented juice and fermented beverage of water …

Shotgun Metagenomics of a Water Kefir Fermentation Ecosystem Reveals a Novel Oenococcus Species

M Verce, L De Vuyst, S Weckx - Frontiers in microbiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Water kefir is a fruity, sour, slightly alcoholic and carbonated beverage, which is made by
fermentation of an aqueous sucrose solution in the presence of dried figs and water kefir …

Water kefir: Factors affecting grain growth and health‐promoting properties of the fermented beverage

MD Pendón, AA Bengoa, C Iraporda… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Nowadays, the interest in the consumption of healthy foods has increased as well as the
homemade preparation of artisanal fermented product. Water kefir is an ancient drink of …