Water kefir: Factors affecting grain growth and health‐promoting properties of the fermented beverage
- Pendón, María Dolores
- Bengoa, Ana Agustina
- Iraporda, Carolina
- Medrano, Micaela
- Garrote, Graciela Liliana
- Abraham, Analia Graciela
DOIAbstract
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 uncertain origin, which has been passed down from generation to genera-tion and is currently consumed practically all over the world. Considering the recent and extensive updates published on sugary kefir, this work aims to shed light on the scientific works that have been published so far in relation to this complex ecosys-tem. We focused our review evaluating the factors that affect the beverage microbial and chemical composition that are responsible for the health attribute of water kefir as well as the grain growth. The microbial ecosystem that constitutes the gra...
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