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Kefir (/ k ə ˈ f ɪər / kə-FEER; [1] [2] alternative spellings: kephir or kefier; Russian: кефир [kʲɪˈfʲir] ⓘ; Karachay-Balkar: гыпы) 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.
Kefir cheese is made using a yeast and bacterial culture called kefir, rather than an additional acid or rennet, to separate milk into curd and whey. The curd is separated by cold straining or by heating using the acidic by-products of the kefir culture to set the curd, followed by straining.
Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens is a species of slime-forming, homofermentative, rod-shaped lactic acid bacteria first isolated from kefir grains, hence its name. Its type strain is WT-2B (ATCC 43761). [1] Its genome has been sequenced. [3] Lactobaccillus kefiranofaciens was first identified in 1967 in Russia through studying kefir granules. [4]
Kefir tends to offer a wider variety and number of probiotics than yogurt, while Greek yogurt has double the protein of regular yogurt, Moore explains. “Whip Greek yogurt with cinnamon and honey ...
Make it 2,000 calories: Add 1 cup low-fat plain kefir to breakfast and add 1 medium apple to lunch. Day 7. Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Margaret Monroe Dickey, Prop Stylist: Priscilla ...
Berry-Mint Kefir Smoothies. Kefir is similar to yogurt, full of gut-friendly probiotics. But it has fewer carbs and a more drinkable consistency—perfect for smoothies. View Recipe.