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Methods for making kefir and fermented milks based on kefir

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2009

Valerie M. Marshall  and
Wendy M. Cole
Valerie M. Marshall
Affiliation:
*National Institute for Research in Dairying (University of Reading), Shinfield, Reading RG2 9 AT, UK
Wendy M. Cole
Affiliation:
*National Institute for Research in Dairying (University of Reading), Shinfield, Reading RG2 9 AT, UK
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Summary

Flavour, aroma and appearance of milks fermented with commercially available kefir grains were compared with similar characteristics of heat treated (90 ΰC/30 min) milks that had been fermented with aroma producing starters in addition to the kefir grains. The starters used were either a mixture of Streptococcus lactis subsp. diacetilactis and Leuconostoc cremoris (lactic culture) or of Str. thermophilus and Lactobacillus bulgaricus (yogurt culture).

Two methods of fermentation were investigated involving removal of the grains followed by (i) a second fermentation of the kefir with the aroma-producing organisms and (ii) combining the kefir with aroma-producing organisms for use as a starter to ferment a further sample of heat-treated milk. Products were assessed by a taste panel and marked for acceptability. Addition of lactic or yogurt cultures resulted in products with increased mean scores for aroma and more acceptable flavours.

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Original Articles
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Journal of Dairy Research , Volume 52 , Issue 3 , August 1985 , pp. 451 - 456
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Copyright © Proprietors of Journal of Dairy Research 1985

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