Influence of different culturing conditions on kefir grain increase

International Journal of Dairy Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 183-187

  Schoevers, Anine ^a   Britz, Trevor J ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Agitation; Grain increase; Kefir; Nutrient addition

Indexed keywords

AGAR;

AGITATION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DAIRY PRODUCT; FAT CONTENT; GRAIN; KEFIR GRAIN; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MILK PRODUCTION; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; YEAST;

KEFIR;

EID: 0043246476     PISSN: 1364727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-0307.2003.00104.x     Document Type: Article

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