Influence of working conditions upon Kombucha conducted fermentation of black tea

Food and Bioproducts Processing

Volumn 84, Issue 3 C, 2006, Pages 186-192

  Lonar E ^b   Djuric M ^a   Malbasa R ^b   Kolarov, L J ^b   Klasnja M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Fermentation; Kombucha; Metabolites; Response surface method; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ETHANOL; FERMENTERS; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; METABOLITES; PH EFFECTS; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

BLACK TEA; KOMBUCHA; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD; VITAMIN C;

FERMENTATION;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 33846285220     PISSN: 09603085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/fbp.04306     Document Type: Article

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