A beverage made from milk fermented by a mixture of endogenous LACTIC ACID-producing yeast and bacteria (KEFIR GRAINS), many of which are PROBIOTICS. It should not be confused with KAFFIR LIME or KAFFIR CORN.
Entry Term(s)
Kefir Grains
Public MeSH Note
2017; see MILK 1998-2003 and CULTURED MILK PRODUCTS 2004-2016
History Note
2017; use MILK 1998-2003 and CULTURED MILK PRODUCTS 2004-2016
A beverage made from milk fermented by a mixture of endogenous LACTIC ACID-producing yeast and bacteria (KEFIR GRAINS), many of which are PROBIOTICS. It should not be confused with KAFFIR LIME or KAFFIR CORN.
Symbiotic associations of different, predominantly LACTIC ACID-producing bacteria and yeast that exist in a polysaccharide and protein matrix, forming small grain-like aggregates in KEFIR.
