Functional role of probiotics and prebiotics on skin health and disease

V Lolou, MI Panayiotidis - Fermentation, 2019 - mdpi.com
Scientific and commercial interest of probiotics, prebiotics and their effect on human health
and disease has increased in the last decade. The aim of this review article is to evaluate …

A review of nondairy kefir products: their characteristics and potential human health benefits

MB Egea, DC Santos, JG Oliveira Filho… - Critical Reviews in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Functional foods are foods that, in addition to having nutrients, contain in their composition
ingredients that act specifically on body functions associated with the control and reduction …

An alternative plant-based fermented milk with kefir culture using apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) seed extract: Changes in texture, volatiles and bioactivity during …

K Uruc, A Tekin, D Sahingil, AA Hayaloglu - Innovative Food Science & …, 2022 - Elsevier
The aim of the study was to produce kefir from apricot seed extract (ASE) as an alternative
functional dairy food for vegans and lactose-intolerant people, the elderly, people with …

Functional kefir production from high pressure homogenized hazelnut milk

I Atalar - Lwt, 2019 - Elsevier
This research aimed to evaluate the waste product of cold pressed hazelnut oil for the
fortification of kefir beverage. Hazelnut cake was processed to a drinkable beverage that is …

[HTML][HTML] Invited review: Milk kefir microbiota—Direct and indirect antimicrobial effects

BD González-Orozco, I García-Cano… - Journal of Dairy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Kefir is a fermented dairy product with well recognized probiotic properties. Recently,
consumer interest in fermented products with probiotic microorganisms has increased due to …

Study of kefir drinks produced by backslopping method using kefir grains from Bosnia and Herzegovina: Microbial dynamics and volatilome profile

C Garofalo, I Ferrocino, A Reale, R Sabbatini… - Food research …, 2020 - Elsevier
Kefir is a well-known health-promoting beverage that can be produced by using kefir grains
(traditional method) or by using natural starter cultures from kefir (backslopping method) …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of fermentation with water kefir grains on two varieties of tigernut (Cyperus esculentus L.) milk

G Satir - LWT, 2022 - Elsevier
This study investigated the effect on the brown and yellow varieties of tigernut milk after
fermentation with water kefir grain, and then determined the properties and bioactive …

Brazilian kefir-fermented sheep's milk, a source of antimicrobial and antioxidant peptides

MSF de Lima, RA da Silva, MF da Silva… - Probiotics and …, 2018 - Springer
Fermented milks are a source of bioactive peptides and may be considered as functional
foods. Among these, sheep's milk fermented with kefir has not been widely studied and its …

Non-dairy kefir beverages: Formulation, composition, and main features

UG Spizzirri, MR Loizzo, F Aiello, SA Prencipe… - Journal of Food …, 2023 - Elsevier
Kefir is a symbiotic microbial blend of lactic acid bacteria, yeast, and acetic acid bacteria
anchored to a polysaccharide matrix, endowing remarkable health benefits. The increase in …

Biological activities and physiochemical properties of low-fat and high-fat coconut-based kefir

MMT Abadl, AZ Mohsin, R Sulaiman, F Abas… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Coconut milk is a rich source of several nutrients and free of lactose which can be an
excellent alternative to cow milk for lactose-intolerant consumers. This study aimed to …