Metagenomics: An effective approach for exploring microbial diversity and functions

NN Nam, HDK Do, KT Loan Trinh, NY Lee - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Various fields have been identified in the “omics” era, such as genomics, proteomics,
transcriptomics, metabolomics, phenomics, and metagenomics. Among these …

Fermented beverage benefits: A comprehensive review and comparison of kombucha and kefir microbiome

AQ Chong, SW Lau, NL Chin, RA Talib, RK Basha - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Beverage fermentation is an ancient ritual that has been practised for millennia. It was slowly
disappearing from households and communities due to the advancement of manufacturing …

[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 …

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 …

The metagenomic composition of water kefir microbiota

O Yerlikaya, E Akan, Ö Kinik - … Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Water kefir is a sourish, slightly alcoholic, and carbonated drink in which different dried fruits
are added to the sucrose-containing solution and fermented using water kefir grains. Kefir …

An alternative source of probiotics: Water kefir

G Cufaoglu, AN Erdinc - Food frontiers, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this review was to compile the origin and distribution of water kefir, its production,
microbial diversity, fermentation dynamics, health effects, and its place in …

Potential probiotic strains from milk and water kefir grains in Singapore—use for defense against enteric bacterial pathogens

LL Tan, CH Tan, NKJ Ng, YH Tan, PL Conway… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Kefir grains consist of complex symbiotic mixtures of bacteria and yeasts, and are reported to
impart numerous health-boosting properties to milk and water kefir beverages. The objective …

Microbial Communities in Home-Made and Commercial Kefir and Their Hypoglycemic Properties

B Yilmaz, E Elibol, HNJ Shangpliang, F Ozogul… - Fermentation, 2022 - mdpi.com
Kefir is a popular traditional fermented dairy product in many countries. It has a complex and
symbiotic culture made up of species of the genera Leuconostoc, Lactococcus, and …

Challenges in water kefir production and limitations in human consumption: A comprehensive review of current knowledge

E Bozkir, B Yilmaz, H Sharma, T Esatbeyoglu, F Ozogul - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Water kefir is a convenient dairy-free alternative to dairy-based fermented beverages. It is
prepared by fermenting a sucrose solution with fresh and dried fruits using water kefir grains …

The microbial diversity and biofilm-forming characteristic of two traditional Tibetan kefir grains

X Wang, W Li, M Xu, J Tian, W Li - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this study, a high-throughput sequencing technique was used to analyze bacterial and
fungal diversity of two traditional Tibetan kefir grains from Linzhi (K1) and Naqu (K2) regions …