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 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 …

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 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 …

Water kefir is a sparkling fermented beverage produced by fermenting water kefir grains in a
sucrose solution containing dried fruits or fruit extracts. The objective of this study was to …

Kefir is a fermented milk beverage produced by the action of bacteria and yeasts that exist in
symbiotic association in kefir grains. The artisanal production of the kefir is based on the …

The aim of the present study was to investigate the feasibly of using traditional milk kefir
grains for the production of water kefir-like beverages and assess the changes in the …

Water kefir is a fermented beverage often produced in a household setting through the
inoculation of a microbial community (water kefir grains) into a sugar rich solution. To date, a …

Kefir is an ancient beverage obtained from sugar solution fermentation of kefir grains with
lactic and acetic-acid bacteria and yeasts with different probiotic properties. The aim of this …

Aims To investigate the influence of the water kefir grain inoculum on the characteristics of
the water kefir fermentation process. Methods and Results Three water kefir fermentation …