Kombucha healthy drink—recent advances in production, chemical composition and health benefits

H Kitwetcharoen, LT Phung, P Klanrit, S Thanonkeo… - Fermentation, 2023 - mdpi.com
Kombucha, one of the ordinary fermented beverages consumed worldwide, is produced by
fermenting tea and sugar with a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeasts or so-called …

Dissecting the role of microorganisms in tea production of different fermentation levels: a multifaceted review of their action mechanisms, quality attributes and future …

M Assad, TJ Ashaolu, I Khalifa, MH Baky… - World Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Tea is one of the most popular beverages worldwide, with several health benefits attributed
for its rich chemical composition and further associated with fermentation process to improve …

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 …

Probiotic and antioxidant properties of lactic acid bacteria isolated from indigenous fermented tea leaves (Miang) of north Thailand and promising application in …

K Unban, W Chaichana, S Baipong, AD Abdullahi… - Fermentation, 2021 - mdpi.com
Miang, a traditional fermented tea from Northern Thailand, potentially hosts beneficial
probiotic bacteria. A total of 133 isolates of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) isolated from Miang …

Development of HPLC method for catechins and related compounds determination and standardization in Miang (Traditional Lanna fermented tea leaf in Northern …

S Wangkarn, K Grudpan, C Khanongnuch… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) for catechins and related compounds in
Miang (traditional Lanna fermented tea leaf) was developed to overcome the matrices …

Protective effect of probiotics isolated from traditional fermented tea leaves (Miang) from Northern Thailand and role of synbiotics in ameliorating experimental …

N Kangwan, S Kongkarnka, N Boonkerd, K Unban… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to investigate the protective effect of probiotics and synbiotics from
traditional Thai fermented tea leaves (Miang) on dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced …

Antibacterial activities of Miang extracts against selected pathogens and the potential of the tannin-free extracts in the growth inhibition of Streptococcus mutans

AD Abdullahi, K Unban, C Saenjum, P Kodchasee… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Bacterial pathogens have remained a major public health concern for several decades. This
study investigated the antibacterial activities of Miang extracts (at non-neutral and neutral …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrasonic-assisted enzymatic improvement of polyphenol content, antioxidant potential, and in vitro inhibitory effect on digestive enzymes of Miang extracts

N Leangnim, K Unban, P Thangsunan, S Tateing… - Ultrasonics …, 2023 - Elsevier
The aims of this research were to optimize the ultrasonic-assisted enzymatic extraction of
polyphenols under Miang and tannase treatment conditions for the improvement of …

Modulation effects of microorganisms on tea in fermentation

T Hu, S Shi, Q Ma - Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Tea is a popular traditional drink and has been reported to exhibit various health-promoting
effects because of its abundance of polyphenols. Among all the tea products, fermented tea …

Lignocellulose Degrading Weizmannia coagulans Capable of Enantiomeric L-Lactic Acid Production via Consolidated Bioprocessing

P Pamueangmun, AD Abdullahi, MH Kabir, K Unban… - Fermentation, 2023 - mdpi.com
Second-generation lactic acid production requires the development of sustainable and
economically feasible processes and renewable lignocellulose biomass as a starting raw …