ReviewHeliyon2024
Challenges in water kefir production and limitations in human consumption: A comprehensive review of current knowledge.
Review in Heliyon, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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6 citing papers in PubMed.
- Potential Use of Hazelnut Beverage in Water Kefir Fermentation: Effects of Sugar Addition on Physicochemical, Microbiological, Rheological, Bioactive, Volatile, and Allergenic Properties.Journal of food science · 2026Article
- Water kefir as a paradigm for multi-omics and genome-scale metabolic modelling in fermented food.NPJ biofilms and microbiomes · 2026Review
- Water kefir multi-omics reveals functional redundancies despite taxonomic differences and the underappreciated contribution of yeast.NPJ science of food · 2025Article
- Extracellular vesicles from water kefir can interact with human neurons in vitro: a potential explanation for the role of probiotics consumption in mental health.AIMS neuroscience · 2025Article
- The Production of Water Kefir Drink with the Addition of Dried Figs in the Horizontal Rotating Tubular Bioreactor.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Development of a synbiotic water kefir, dragon fruit, and inulin-medium-chain triglyceride drink as a candidate for an antihyperlipidemic beverage.Journal of advanced pharmaceutical technology & researchArticle
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Abstract
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, and demineralized whey can be used in water kefir production. This review describes current knowledge on water kefir production and its health effects. The main aims of this paper are to focus on the microbial composition, potential health-promoting properties, limitations in human consumption, and challenges in the production of water kefir. Water kefir grains and substrates, including brown sugar, dried and fresh fruits, vegetables, and molasses, used in the production influence the fermentation characteristics and composition of water kefir. Lactic acid bacteria, acetic acid bacteria, and yeasts are the microorganisms involved in the fermentation process.
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