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- Title
Non-Conventional Sucrose-Based Substrates: Development of Non-Dairy Kefir Beverages with Probiotic Potential.
- Authors
Tavares, Pedro Paulo Lordelo Guimarães; Mamona, Clariane Teixeira Pessoa; Nascimento, Renata Quartieri; dos Anjos, Emanuele Araújo; de Souza, Carolina Oliveira; Almeida, Rogéria Comastri de Castro; Mamede, Maria Eugênia de Oliveira; Magalhães-Guedes, Karina Teixeira
- Abstract
There is a scarcity of studies evaluating the influence of different commonly marketed sugars in water kefir beverage production. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the fermentation of water kefir grains in different sugary solutions: brown, demerara, refined, coconut, and cane molasses. A total of 10% of each type of sugar was dissolved in sterile water to which 10% of kefir grains were then added and fermented for 48 h at room temperature. Analyses of pH/acidity, soluble solids, lactic/acetic acids, and lactic acid bacteria and yeast counts were performed, in addition to grain weighing at 0 h, 24 h, and 48 h. The microbial biodiversity was measured using PCR-DGGE and DNA sequencing at the species level. A sensory acceptance test was performed on all beverages. Lactobacillus, Lacticaseibacillus, Lentilactobacillus Lactococcus, Leuconostoc, Acetobacter, Saccharomyces, Kluyveromyces, Lachancea, and Kazachstania were present in the kefir grains and the beverages. Molasses showed a more intense fermentation, with greater production of organic acids and higher lactic/acetic acid bacteria and yeast counts (7.46 and 7.49 log CFU/mL, respectively). Refined sugar fermentation had a lower microbial yield of lactic/acetic acid bacteria (6.87 log CFU/mL). Smith's salience index indicates that the brown-sugar kefir beverage was better accepted among the tasters. The results indicate that the use of alternative sources of sugar to produce water kefir beverages is satisfactory. This opens up new perspectives for the application of kefir microorganisms in the development of beverages with probiotic and functional properties.
- Subjects
FERMENTED beverages; ACETOBACTER; KEFIR; LACTIC acid bacteria; PROBIOTICS; ORGANIC acids
- Publication
Fermentation (Basel), 2023, Vol 9, Issue 4, p384
- ISSN
2311-5637
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/fermentation9040384