Kefir is a fermented milk-based beverage to which a number of health-promoting properties have been attributed. The microbes responsible for the fermentation of milk to produce kefir consist of a complex association of bacteria and yeasts, bound within a polysaccharide matrix, known as the kefir grain. The consistency of this microbial population, and that present in the resultant beverage, has...

Kefir is traditionally produced by fermenting cow’s milk using kefir grains as a starter culture. As the viability of microbes within limited and preparing for fermentation laborious, here, single that ferments lactose produces ethanol developed. For this purpose, it important to isolate yeasts can ferment subsequently produce alcohol. This study aimed identify from characterise their ability s...

The systemic effects of bioactive peptides which are produced by the fermentation of milk via the microorganisms found in kefir have been the subject of interest in recent years. Bioactive peptides activate innate immunity by stimulating macrophages, increasing phagocytosis, augmenting NO and cytokine production and boosting the lumen levels of IgG and IgA+ B-lymphocytes. The aim of the present...

Stability in gut ecosystems is an important area of study that impacts on the use of additives and is related with several pathologies. Kefir is a fermented milk drink made with a consortium of yeast and bacteria as a fermentation starter, of which the use as additive in companion and livestock animals has increased in the last few years. To investigate the effect of kefir milk on foregut and h...

Fermented herbal juices are widely consumed all over the world especially in Thailand. Thai people believe that these herbal juices can prevent and cure disease, and are supplemented as a health promoting beverage said to have anti-aging properties. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) fermented beverages (LAFB) such as EM-X, fermented soybean broth, and Kefir have been widely used by world population. E...

Introduction Kefir grains with efficient proteolytic system is an excellent starter culture for the production of bioactive peptides and milk products. This study explores casein derived from fermented bovine by kefir using peptidomics approaches. The angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory activity these were also investigated. Methods After fermentation, based on LC-MS/MS was used to i...