Research progress on fermentation of kefir and its application in disease prevention and adjuvant therapy

Kefir is a kind of probiotic fermented foods with a long history, which is fermented by kefir grains (KG). KG are divided into milk kefir grains (MKG) and water kefir grains (WKG) according to different substrates, which are mainly composed of lactic acid bacterium and yeast, and is the main source...

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Main Author: RUAN Hui, ZHU Yingying, LIN Simin, QIAN Xueqin, WANG Jing
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Language:English
Published: Editorial Department of China Brewing 2025-04-01
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description Kefir is a kind of probiotic fermented foods with a long history, which is fermented by kefir grains (KG). KG are divided into milk kefir grains (MKG) and water kefir grains (WKG) according to different substrates, which are mainly composed of lactic acid bacterium and yeast, and is the main source for screening probiotic strains. In this paper, the fermentation strains and methods of milk kefir (MK) and water kefir (WK) were introduced, and their effects on the prevention and adjuvant therapy of intestinal dysfunction, liver protection and metabolic syndrome were summarized, providing theoretical basis for the discovery of probiotic strains and the research and development of functional fermented foods.
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spelling doaj-art-7e5ac29c49b04ddaa36a0a59fa889c462025-08-20T03:53:46ZengEditorial Department of China BrewingZhongguo niangzao0254-50712025-04-014441610.11882/j.issn.0254-5071.2025.04.001Research progress on fermentation of kefir and its application in disease prevention and adjuvant therapyRUAN Hui, ZHU Yingying, LIN Simin, QIAN Xueqin, WANG Jing01.College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China;;2.Pelaya Cosmetics Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 310000, ChinaKefir is a kind of probiotic fermented foods with a long history, which is fermented by kefir grains (KG). KG are divided into milk kefir grains (MKG) and water kefir grains (WKG) according to different substrates, which are mainly composed of lactic acid bacterium and yeast, and is the main source for screening probiotic strains. In this paper, the fermentation strains and methods of milk kefir (MK) and water kefir (WK) were introduced, and their effects on the prevention and adjuvant therapy of intestinal dysfunction, liver protection and metabolic syndrome were summarized, providing theoretical basis for the discovery of probiotic strains and the research and development of functional fermented foods.https://manu61.magtech.com.cn/zgnz/fileup/0254-5071/PDF/0254-5071-2025-44-4-1.pdfkefir|kefir grains|probiotics|fermentation technology|functional fermented foods
spellingShingle RUAN Hui, ZHU Yingying, LIN Simin, QIAN Xueqin, WANG Jing
Research progress on fermentation of kefir and its application in disease prevention and adjuvant therapy
Zhongguo niangzao
kefir|kefir grains|probiotics|fermentation technology|functional fermented foods
title Research progress on fermentation of kefir and its application in disease prevention and adjuvant therapy
title_full Research progress on fermentation of kefir and its application in disease prevention and adjuvant therapy
title_fullStr Research progress on fermentation of kefir and its application in disease prevention and adjuvant therapy
title_full_unstemmed Research progress on fermentation of kefir and its application in disease prevention and adjuvant therapy
title_short Research progress on fermentation of kefir and its application in disease prevention and adjuvant therapy
title_sort research progress on fermentation of kefir and its application in disease prevention and adjuvant therapy
topic kefir|kefir grains|probiotics|fermentation technology|functional fermented foods
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