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ReviewFood science of animal resources2026

Review on kefir beverages from milk and water: health benefits, processing and applications.

Joyce Jen Li Lim, Nyuk Ling Chin, Chun Wie Chong, Adiratna Mat Ripen, Syahmeer How, Sze Qi Teoh

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Review in Food science of animal resources, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Joyce Jen Li LimDepartment of Process and Food Engineering Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.ORCID 0009-0008-7255-8245
Nyuk Ling ChinDepartment of Process and Food Engineering Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0001-5787-9149
Chun Wie Chong(FUTURE) Monash Malaysia Microbiome Research Centre, Monash University, 47500 Subang Jaya, Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-6881-8883
Adiratna Mat RipenCancer Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health, 40170 Shah Alam, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0001-5690-8008
Syahmeer HowFood Solutions, Plant & Food Research Group, New Zealand Institute for Bioeconomy Science Limited, Palmerston North, 4410 New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0003-1087-0811
Sze Qi TeohDepartment of Process and Food Engineering Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.ORCID 0009-0000-2225-7024

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Kefir is a trending and highly valued fermented beverage known for its beneficial microbes and giving a wide spectrum of health benefits. It includes milk kefir and water kefir which have gained separate attention. Although milk kefir is more heard of than water kefir, it is essential to understand both in greater details in terms of similarities and differences. The key health benefits such as probiotics, protection in the gastrointestinal tract, control of glucose level, antioxidant, antimutagenic, anticarcinogenic, regulating cholesterol, antimicrobial and improving lactose digestion are discussed and supported with recent in-vivo or in-vitro scientific evidences. This review addresses the gap of individual focus of each kefir by direct comparison of its microbial diversity, processing and physicochemical qualities. It provides updated information on lactic acid bacteria by species from advanced techniques of metagenomic analysis and also highlights the potential of kefiran, exopolysaccharides of milk kefir grains in food, biopharmaceutical and packaging industries.

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ExopolysaccharideFermentationKefir grainMicrobiologicalProbiotic

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PMID41821969
PMCPMC12977308

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