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kefir
Sign in to saveAlso known as Kephir, keefir, milk kefir, búlgaros, bulgaros, kefier
thumb|Homemade kefir and kvass served alongside kolach and [[korovai]]
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Key facts
- Nutritional value.kcal
- 52
- Food.name
- Kefir
- Food.image
- Kefir in a glass.JPG
- Food.image_size
- 175px
- Food.caption
- Plain milk kefir being poured
- Food.alternate_name
- Milk kefir, gıpı ayran, qundəps, búlgaros
- Food.main_ingredient
- Milk and kefir grains
- Nutritional value.name
- Kefir, plain
- Nutritional value.water
- 87 g
- Nutritional value.protein
- 3.56 g
- Nutritional value.fat
- 0.96 g
- Nutritional value.carbs
- 7.48 g
- Nutritional value.fiber
- 0 g
- Nutritional value.sugars
- 6.91 g
- Nutritional value.calcium_mg
- 124
- Nutritional value.iron_mg
- 0.04
- Nutritional value.magnesium_mg
- 12
- Nutritional value.phosphorus_mg
- 100
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Research
1,410 papers- Kefir and Its Biological Activities.ReviewFoods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Azizi NF, Kumar MR, Yeap SK et al.DOI: 10.3390/foods10061210
- Milk kefir: nutritional, microbiological and health benefits.ReviewNutrition research reviews · 2017Rosa DD, Dias MMS, Grześkowiak ŁM et al.DOI: 10.1017/S0954422416000275
- Kefir: a powerful probiotics with anticancer properties.ReviewMedical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2017Sharifi M, Moridnia A, Mortazavi D et al.DOI: 10.1007/s12032-017-1044-9
- An update on water kefir: Microbiology, composition and production.ReviewInternational journal of food microbiology · 2021Lynch KM, Wilkinson S, Daenen L et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2021.109128
- The effects of kefir consumption on human health: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.Nutrition reviews · 2023Kairey L, Leech B, El-Assaad F et al.DOI: 10.1093/nutrit/nuac054
- Bioactive Compounds from Kefir and Their Potential Benefits on Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2021Vieira CP, Rosario AILS, Lelis CA et al.DOI: 10.1155/2021/9081738
- The Many Faces of Kefir Fermented Dairy Products: Quality Characteristics, Flavour Chemistry, Nutritional Value, Health Benefits, and Safety.ReviewNutrients · 2020Farag MA, Jomaa SA, El-Wahed AA et al.DOI: 10.3390/nu12020346
- Analysis of Health Benefits Conferred by Lactobacillus Species from Kefir.ReviewNutrients · 2019Slattery C, Cotter PD, O'Toole PWDOI: 10.3390/nu11061252
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Origin and etymology
- Fermentation and kefir grain formation
- Decreased lactose content
- Alcohol content
- Nutrition
- Microbiota
- Production
- Milk types
- Culinary
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Homemade kefir and kvass served alongside kolach and [[korovai]]
Kefir ( ; alternative spellings: kephir or kefier) is a fermented milk drink similar to a thin yogurt or ayran that is made from kefir grains, a specific type of mesophilic symbiotic culture. It is prepared by inoculating the milk of cows, goats, or sheep with kefir grains.
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