Bio-based active food packaging materials: Sustainable alternative to conventional petrochemical-based packaging materials

M Asgher, SA Qamar, M Bilal, HMN Iqbal - Food Research International, 2020 - Elsevier
In food industry, a growing concern is the use of suitable packaging material (ie,
biodegradable coatings and films) with enhanced thermal, mechanical and barrier …

Kefir and its biological activities

NF Azizi, MR Kumar, SK Yeap, JO Abdullah, M Khalid… - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Kefir is a fermented beverage with renowned probiotics that coexist in symbiotic association
with other microorganisms in kefir grains. This beverage consumption is associated with a …

Milk kefir: nutritional, microbiological and health benefits

DD Rosa, MMS Dias, ŁM Grześkowiak… - Nutrition research …, 2017 - cambridge.org
Kefir is fermented milk produced from grains that comprise a specific and complex mixture of
bacteria and yeasts that live in a symbiotic association. The nutritional composition of kefir …

[HTML][HTML] The microbiota and health promoting characteristics of the fermented beverage kefir

BCT Bourrie, BP Willing, PD Cotter - Frontiers in microbiology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Kefir is a complex fermented dairy product created through the symbiotic fermentation of milk
by lactic acid bacteria and yeasts contained within an exopolysaccharide and protein …

Milk kefir: composition, microbial cultures, biological activities, and related products

MR Prado, LM Blandón, LPS Vandenberghe… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
In recent years, there has been a strong focus on beneficial foods with probiotic
microorganisms and functional organic substances. In this context, there is an increasing …

Production, properties, and industrial food application of lactic acid bacteria-derived exopolysaccharides

E Zannini, DM Waters, A Coffey, EK Arendt - Applied microbiology and …, 2016 - Springer
Exopolysaccharides (EPS)-producing lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are industrially important
microorganisms in the development of functional food products and are used as starter …

Eating fermented: Health benefits of LAB-fermented foods

V Castellone, E Bancalari, J Rubert, M Gatti, E Neviani… - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are involved in producing a considerable number of fermented
products consumed worldwide. Many of those LAB fermented foods are recognized as …

Microbiological, technological and therapeutic properties of kefir: a natural probiotic beverage

AMO Leite, MAL Miguel, RS Peixoto… - Brazilian journal of …, 2013 - SciELO Brasil
Kefir is a fermented milk beverage produced by the action of bacteria and yeasts that exist in
symbiotic association in kefir grains. The artisanal production of the kefir is based on the …

Microbiological, biochemical, and functional aspects of sugary kefir fermentation-A review

FA Fiorda, GV de Melo Pereira, V Thomaz-Soccol… - Food …, 2017 - Elsevier
Sugary kefir beverage is produce by fermenting raw sugar solution with kefir grains, the
latter consisting of polysaccharide and microorganisms. This beverage, with great …

Kefir micro‐organisms: their role in grain assembly and health properties of fermented milk

AA Bengoa, C Iraporda, GL Garrote… - Journal of applied …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Kefir is a homemade viscous and slightly effervescent beverage obtained by milk
fermentation with kefir grains, which are built up by a complex community of lactic acid and …