Production of Kefir, Koumiss and other Related Products

Fermented Milks

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 174-216

  Wszolek, M ^a   Kupiec Teahan, B ^b   Skov Guldager, H ^c   Tamime, A Y ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN KRAKOW   (Poland)

^b HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CHR HANSEN A S   (Denmark)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fermented milk products; Kefir; Koumiss; Lactic acid bacteria; Yeasts

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889387426     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470995501.ch8     Document Type: Chapter

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