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| Title |
Milk kefir: composition, microbial cultures, biological activities, and related products
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Frontiers in Microbiology, October 2015
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| DOI | 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01177 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Maria R. Prado, Lina Marcela Blandón, Luciana P. S. Vandenberghe, Cristine Rodrigues, Guillermo R. Castro, Vanete Thomaz-Soccol, Carlos R. Soccol |
| Abstract |
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 interest in the commercial use of kefir, since it can be marketed as a natural beverage that has health promoting bacteria. There are numerous commercially available kefir based-products. Kefir may act as a matrix in the effective delivery of probiotic microorganisms in different types of products. Also, the presence of kefir's exopolysaccharides, known as kefiran, which has biological activity, certainly adds value to products. Kefiran can also be used separately in other food products and as a coating film for various food and pharmaceutical products. This article aims to update the information about kefir and its microbiological composition, biological activity of the kefir's microflora and the importance of kefiran as a beneficial health substance. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 37 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 16% |
| Spain | 3 | 8% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 8% |
| Canada | 2 | 5% |
| Australia | 1 | 3% |
| Croatia | 1 | 3% |
| Mexico | 1 | 3% |
| France | 1 | 3% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 5 | 14% |
| Unknown | 13 | 35% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 24 | 65% |
| Scientists | 6 | 16% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 6 | 16% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 848 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 846 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 202 | 24% |
| Student > Master | 125 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 52 | 6% |
| Researcher | 51 | 6% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 37 | 4% |
| Other | 109 | 13% |
| Unknown | 272 | 32% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 158 | 19% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 115 | 14% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 47 | 6% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 41 | 5% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 35 | 4% |
| Other | 148 | 17% |
| Unknown | 304 | 36% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 55. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 11 January 2024.
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