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The Low Down on Kefir

Posted by Su Avasthi on September 14, 2008 - 10:56pm.

Kefir — the tangy, fermented milk drink — is making a leap into the mainstream, partly because of its purported health benefits



Like Yogurt, Only Better

Like Yogurt, Only BetterPosted by Marisa Belger on May 19, 2006 - 12:46pm.

Packed with calcium, protein, and beneficial bacterial yogurt is undoubtedly a superfood, but kefir is even healthier - a super-superfood if you will. I've always liked kefir, which is similar in taste and texture to drinkable yogurt, and I like it even more now that I know that it translates to "feel good" in Turkish.

Made from raw goat, cow, ox or sheep milk, kefir has an enhanced artillery of health benefits that make yogurt look silly in comparison. While both cultured milk products have healthy bacteria, kefir has strains that are rarely found in yogurt like lactobacillus caucasus, leuconostoc, acetobacter species, and streptococcus species. And kefir also beats yogurt with yeast. The Turkish drink contains several healthy yeasts like saccharomyces kefir and torula kefir, which help to control and eliminate pathogenic yeasts.



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