Fermented Foods and Probiotics
Probiotics, cultured foods, and prebiotics
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Kiwi fruit is packed with vitamins and minerals, such as vitamin C, (more than orange), vitamin K, Vitamin E, vitamin B, potassium and manganese. This makes it a very nutritious and healthy fruit, but its healing properties do not come solely from the vitamin and mineral content. Kiwi is a great antioxidant due to the … Read more
Yogurt Might Not Be the Best Fermented Milk Drink Kefir is a fermented milk drink, similar to yogurt, with a milder taste and a different probiotic composition. Kefir is gaining popularity more and more, because of its specific taste that appeals to many people, and because of its increased health benefits. Yogurt on the other … Read more
Water kefir soda is not only a very tasty soda, but it is incredibly healthy. It is a great replacement for the milk kefir. The health benefits of water kefir are attributed to the unique probiotic cultures in the tibicos, and the high concentration of these. There are many conditions that can be treated with … Read more
Water kefir soda is a fermented drink, that uses tibicos, or water kefir grains – as they are more commonly known, and is most commonly brewed at home. Water kefir grains, are a culture of bacteria and yeasts encapsulated in a specific polysaccharide biofilm created by the bacteria, hence the name grains. Kefir water soda … Read more
Pasteurized foods are safer for people with low immunity, because pasteurization kills most of the harmful pathogens in foods at risk. Unfortunately, while this looked like a great finding a few decades ago, newer findings suggest that consuming unpasteurized foods and drinks might be healthier on the long term. In fact, the discoverers of the … Read more
When we compare probiotic supplements we need to define our comparison for a specific targeted condition, otherwise the comparison is useless. Moreover, taking the wrong probiotic can be in rare cases harmful. No reason to be scared though, the problems will disappear once the wrong probiotic is stopped, but who wants a few days of … Read more
Candida overgrowth can be cured with probiotics at home. Probiotics can be bought over the counter, but you need to know certain things before you start on a probiotic treatment. For some severe cases additional measures have to be taken to kill the excess of yeast, but in most cases a temporary increase in the … Read more
Fermented foods are foods that are transformed through controlled fermentation, by microorganisms. Food fermentation has various objectives such preservation, taste and aroma enhancements, or even obtaining absolutely new foods, or drinks, without any resemblance of the original ingredients. What is Food Fermentation? Fermentation is basically a process in which an organism converts a carbohydrate such … Read more
Probiotic and prebiotic coffee are among the latest addition to an ever growing market. There are a few good products on the market, but you can also make your own. You probably can’t make a probiotic coffee, it would be too complicated, but you can always take probiotic supplements, or eat probiotic fermented foods. But … Read more
Yogurt is a fermented milk product, made by controlled fermentation with special cultures. The cultures contain selected bacteria, that produce lactic acid giving the milk the sour taste. The bacteria also modify the milk’s texture, giving it the specific thickness that is very prized. Although there is an increased interest in vegan yogurt, we are … Read more