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What is Kombucha?
Kombucha is a living health drink made by fermenting tea and sugar with the kombucha culture. The result can taste like something between sparkling apple cider and champagne, depending on what kind of tea you use. It's not what you'd imagine fermented tea to taste like.
The Kombucha culture
The Kombucha culture looks like a beige or white rubbery pancake. It's often called a 'scoby' which stands for ' symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeasts.The culture is placed in sweetened black or green tea and turns a bowl full of sweet tea into a bowl full of vitamins, minerals, enzymes and health-giving organic acids.
Kombucha and Health
Many health claims are made for kombucha but there is less research on the benefits of kombucha than there is on fermented milk products. It has certainly been shown to have similar antibiotic, antiviral and anti fungal properties in lab tests. There is a lot of experiential evidence from people who have been using kombucha over many years. Many of the benefits reported include improvements in energy levels, metabolic disorders, allergies, cancer, digestive problems, candidiasis, hypertension, HIV, chronic fatigue and arthritis. It ‘s also used externally for skin problems and as a hair wash among other things.
What is Milk Kefir?
Milk Kefir is a fermented milk drink. The word kefir is said to have originated from the Turkish word "Keif" which means "good feeling". Kefir dates back many centuries to the shepherds of the Caucasus Mountains who carried milk stored in leather pouches where it would ferment into fizzy sour yoghurt.
The Milk Kefir culture
Milk Kefir is a living culture, a complex symbiosis of more than 30 microflora that form grains or cauliflower-like structures (sometimes called plants) in the milk. As the culture ferments the milk these structures grow, creating new grains in the process. Real milk kefir from live culture is an endlessly self-propagating process.
Milk Kefir and Health
Milk Kefir has many reputed health benefits. In addition to beneficial bacteria and yeast, kefir contains many vitamins, minerals, amino acids and enzymes. Particularly calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, B2 and B12, vitamin K, vitamin A and vitamin D. Tryptophan, one of the essential amino acids abundant in kefir, is well known for its relaxing effect on the nervous system. Because kefir also has an abundance of calcium and magnesium, also important minerals for a healthy nervous system, kefir in the diet can have a particularly calming effect on the nerves.
The abundance of enzymes brings more health benefits, especially to lactose intolerant people, many of whom can tolerate kefir without difficulty, as long as the kefir is raw and not cooked (cooking destroys the enzymes).
What is Water Kefir?
Water kefir is produced using water, sugar, dried fruits and water kefir crystals. The kefir crystals are also called Japanese sea crystals. They can reach a size of approximately 0.3 - 2 cm in diameter and are of a transparent white colour. Similar to the milk kefir, this also is a symbiosis between precious acid bacteria and yeast fungi.
The Water Kefir culture
Water Kefir is a living culture, a complex symbiosis that form grains or milk like white but translucent structures. As the culture ferments using up sugar, these structures grow, creating new grains in the process. Real water kefir from live culture is an endlessly self-propagating process.
Water Kefir and Health
Inside the water kefir there is a symbiosis between bacteria and yeast-cells. In essence this is a life time partnership of wasserkefir Lactobacillus brevis, wasserkefir Streptococcus lactis and
wasserkefir Saccharomyces cerevisae. However, since this is an anaculture, there may be additional kinds of good bacteria and yeast.
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a kombucha culture
milk kefir grains
water kefir grains
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