Kombucha Research & Scientific Studies
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DOWNREGULATION OF SIGNALLING MOLECULES INVOLVED IN ANGIOGENESIS OF PROSTATE CANCER CELL LINE (PC-3) BY KOMBUCHA (LYOPHILIZED)
By Thummala Srihari, Ramachandran Arunkumar, Jagadeesan Arunakaran, Uppala Satyanarayana
Kombucha is a fermented tea beverage produced by fermenting sugared black tea with tea fungus (kombucha). Prostate cancer, like other solid tumors, is also angiogenesis-dependent. The development of prostate cancer is a multi-step process, advancing from high-grade prostatic intraepithelial ...
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EFFECT OF KOMBUCHA TEA ON AFLATOXIN B1 INDUCED ACUTE HEPATOTOXICITY IN ALBINO RATS-PROPHYLACTIC AND CURATIVE STUDIES
By Rasu Jayabalan, S Baskaran, Subbaiya Marimuthu, Krishnaswami Swaminathan, Sei Eok Yun
Kombucha tea is a sugared black tea fermented with a consortium of bacteria and yeasts, which forms tea fungus (Medusomyces gisevii) for 14 days. Kombucha tea is claimed to have various beneficial effects on human health, but very little scientific evidence is available in the literature. In ...
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EFFECT OF KOMBUCHA, A FERMENTED BLACK TEA IN ATTENUATING OXIDATIVE STRESS MEDIATED TISSUE DAMAGE IN ALLOXAN INDUCED DIABETIC RATS
By Semantee Bhattacharya, Ratan Gachhui, Parames C Sil
Diabetic complications associated with increased oxidative stress can be suppressed by antioxidants. In the present study, we investigated the antidiabetic and antioxidant effects of Kombucha (KT), a fermented black tea, in comparison to that of unfermented black tea (BT), in ALX-induced ...
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EFFECT OF SUCROSE CONCENTRATION ON THE PRODUCTS OF KOMBUCHA FERMENTATION ON MOLASSES
By R. Malbasa, Eva S. Lonar, Mirjana S. Djuric, I. Dosenovic
Fermentation of 1.5 g/l of Indian black tea, sweetened with adequate quantities of molasses (containing approx. 70 g/l, 50 g/l and 35 g/l of sucrose), was conducted using domestic Kombucha. Inoculation was performed with 10% of fermentation broth from a previous process. The fermentation in ...
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EFFECTS OF BLENDING WHEAT GRASS JUICE ON ENHANCING PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES OF TRADITIONAL KOMBUCHA BEVERAGE
By Tzu-Ying Sun, Jia-Shiun Li, Chinshuh Chen
Traditional kombucha is a fermented black tea extract and sugar. Sweetened black tea (10% w/v) and wheatgrass juice (WGJ) were mixed in various ratios and used as a fermentation substrate for enhancing phenolic compounds and antioxidant activity. Starter, comprising of yeast (Dekkera ...
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EFFECTS OF FERMENTATION CONDITIONS ON QUALITY AND FLAVOR OF KOMBUCHA
By YUAN Lei, ZHANG Guohua, Faizan Ahmed SADIQ
The objective of this study was to analyze how different fermentation methods can affect the fermentation profile of kombucha in terms of its flavor, fermentation yield(total acid/sugar consumption), and sensory evaluation. The variable factors considered included black tea type, tea extraction ...
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EVALUATION OF PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES OF KOMBUCHA "TEA FUNGUS" DURING EXTENDED PERIODS OF FERMENTATION
By Hashani Amarasinghe, Nimsha S Weerakkody, Viduranga Y Waisundara
Kombucha fermentation is traditionally carried out by inoculating a previously grown tea fungal mat into a freshly prepared tea broth and incubating under aerobic conditions for 7-10 days. In this study, four kombucha beverages were prepared by placing the tea fungal mats in sugared Sri Lankan ...
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EVALUATION OF THE GLUCURONIC ACID PRODUCTION AND OTHER BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF FERMENTED SWEETEN-BLACK TEA BY KOMBUCHA LAYER AND THE CO-CULTURE WITH DIFFERENT LACTOBACILLUS SP. STRAINS
By Nguyen K Nguyen, Ngan TN Dong, Phu H Le, Huong T Nguyen
The interactions between lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and acetic acid bacteria (AAB) from Kefir and Kombucha (KBC) have been concerned during the last decade since their positive stimulation on the growth rate, biomass, and secondary metabolites. However, more study needs to be conducted to ...
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HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND SAFETY ASPECTS OF THE CONSUMPTION OF KOMBUCHA
By Mindani I Watawana, Nilakshi Jayawardena, Chaminie B Gunawardhana, Viduranga Y Waisundara
Functional foods have been identified as whole foods and fortified, enriched, or enhanced products which have a potentially beneficial effect on health when consumed as part of a varied diet on a regular basis, at effective levels. As consumer awareness on functional food escalates, the ...
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HYPOGLYCEMIC AND ANTILIPIDEMIC PROPERTIES OF KOMBUCHA TEA IN ALLOXAN-INDUCED DIABETIC RATS
By Ahmed Aloulou, Khaled Hamden, Dhouha Elloumi, Madiha Bou Ali, Khaoula Hargafi, Bassem Jaouadi, Fatma Ayadi, Abdelfattah Elfeki, Emna Ammar
Background: Diabetes has become a serious health problem and a major risk factor associated with troublesome health complications, such as metabolism disorders and liver-kidney dysfunctions. The inadequacies associated with conventional medicines have led to a determined search for alternative ...
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IMPACT OF FERMENTATION CONDITIONS ON THE PRODUCTION OF BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS WITH ANTICANCER, ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AND ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES IN KOMBUCHA TEA EXTRACTS
By Silvia Alejandra Villarreal-Sotoa, Sandra Beauforta, Jalloul Bouajila, Jean-Pierre Souchard, Thierry Renard, Serge Rollan, Patricia Taillandier
The production of natural bioactive compounds through the fermentation of plants has increased in recent years. The biological activities of the extracts obtained from the fermentation of black tea with the kombucha consortium were evaluated. To improve the productivity of these compounds, two ...
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INFLUENCE OF DIFFERENT SUGARS ON THE METABOLISM OF THE TEA FUNGUS
By Jurgen Reiss
The tea fungus is a symbiosis of osmophilic yeasts (mainlySchizosaccharomyces pombe, Saccharomycodes ludwigii, Pichia spec.) and acetic acid bacteria (Acetobacter xylinum, A. xylinoides, Bacterium gluconicum) used to produce teakwass with sugared black tea as substrate. The influence of the ...
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INFLUENCE OF MILK FAT CONTENT ON QUALITY OF KOMBUCHA FERMENTED MILK BEVERAGES
By J S Vitas, Tehnoloski fakultet, Novi Sad
The aim of this study is to examine the effect of milk fat content on the quality of functional kombucha fermented milk products produced from milk with 0.9%, 1.0%, and 2.2% milkfat, with the addition of 10% and 15% of kombucha inoculum prepared by the cultivation of kombucha on black tea ...
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KOMBUCHA AND THE EFFECTS ON HEALTH.
By Ileri Buyukoglu, F Tasci, F Sahindokuyucu
Kombucha is a traditional fermentation of sweetened black tea, involving a symbiosis of yeast species and acetic acid bacteria. Potential health effects have created an increased interest in Kombucha. In this paper, we report on studies that shed more light on the properties of some ...
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KOMBUCHA PROTECTS AGAINST ARSENIC-INDUCED PROTEIN PEROXIDATION IN RATS
By J A Ofori, A Ocloo, M Ofori, W P Dorleku, W S K, Gbewonyo
Kombucha, prepared by fermenting sugared-tea with a symbiotic culture of acetic bacteria and yeasts belonging to the genera Saccharomycae, is claimed to have numerous medicinal benefits, some of which could partly be attributed to its antioxidant properties. However, the chemical composition of ...
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KOMBUCHA TEA BEVERAGE: MICROBIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC, ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY, AND PHYTOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION
By Eva Ivanisova, Krist?na Menhartova, Margarita Terentjeva, Lucia Godocikova, J. Arvay, Miroslava Kacaniova
The aim of the present study was to determine the microbial composition, antioxidant activity, and content of phytochemicals in prepared kombucha tea beverage. Microbiota was identified by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry, antioxidant activity of beverage was tested by ABTS and phosphomolybdenum ...
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KOMBUCHA YOGURT PROCESS
By ZHENG You-wei, WANG Lian-jie, NIU Le-bao
Introduced the use of Kombucha in the production of yoghurt, summed up some control conditions. This study chooses fresh milk as experimental materials, through the fermentation of Kombucha we can measure a series of indicators, such as the acidity of the fermantation products, the content of ...
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KOMBUCHA: TECHNOLOGY, MICROBIOLOGY, PRODUCTION, COMPOSITION AND THERAPEUTIC VALUE
By Vikas Kumar, V K Joshi
Kombucha, Tea Kvass, Japanese or Indonesian tea fungus, and Manchurian are the most common names for the symbiotic association of bacteria and osmophilic yeast in the form of thick jelly membrane, which is cultured in sugared tea. It is slightly sweet, acetic acid-flavoured beverage also called ...
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MAKE PROCESS AND HEALTH BENEFITS OF DRINK KOMBUCHA TEA
By Ebrahim Azarpour, Maral Moraditochaee, Hamid Reza Bozorgi
Consideration of functional beverages in the world and one of the fastest-growing food categories are considered. Functional fermented tea drinks non-dairy beverages kombucha one is functional. The raw material used to produce functional beverages kombucha tea, tea is sweetened with sugar. ...
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MINERAL AND WATER SOLUBLE VITAMIN CONTENT IN THE KOMBUCHA DRINK
By Biljana Bauer-Petrovska, Lidija Petrushevska-Tozi
Biologically active substances (water-soluble vitamins and minerals) were analyzed in 'Kombucha'-a curative liquor, produced by the so-called 'Kombucha cultivation' (Macedonian collection of microorganisms, No 734) in sweet black tea decoct. The water-soluble vitamins in the Kombucha drink were ...
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NOVEL KOMBUCHA BEVERAGE FROM LINGZHI OR REISHI MEDICINAL MUSHROOM, GANODERMA LUCIDUM, WITH ANTIBACTERIAL AND ANTIOXIDANT EFFECTS.
By Aleksandra Sknepnek, Milena Panti, Danka Matijaevi, Dunja Mileti, Steva Levi, Viktor Nedovi, Miomir Niksic
Kombucha is a nonalcoholic beverage traditionally made by fermenting black tea using a combination of yeast and acetic acid bacteria (AAB) cultures. Ganoderma lucidum hot water extract (HWE) was used-to our knowledge for the first time to prepare a novel, health-promoting kombucha product. ...
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POLYPHENOLS AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES OF KOMBUCHA BEVERAGE ENRICHED WITH COFFEEBERRY EXTRACT.
By NAJMI AHMED ESSAWET, DRAGOLJUB CVETKOVIC, ALEKSANDRA VELICANSKI, JASNA CANADANOVIC-BRUNET, JELENA VULIC, VUK MAKSIMOVIC, SINISA MARKOV
Kombucha is a traditional beverage obtained by fermenting sweetened black tea with tea fungus, which represents a consortium of acetic acid bacteria and yeasts. Also, CoffeeBerry products, derived from the whole fruit of the coffee plant, are valuable ingredients with nutritional and ...
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PROTECTIVE EFFECT OF KOMBUCHA TEA AGAINST TERTIARY BUTYL HYDROPEROXIDE INDUCED CYTOTOXICITY AND CELL DEATH IN MURINE HEPATOCYES
By Semantee Bhattacharya, Prasenjit Manna, Ratan Gachhui, Garames C Sil
Kombucha (KT), a fermented black tea (BT), is known to have many beneficial properties. In the present study, the antioxidant property of KT has been investigated against tertiary butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) induced cytotoxicity using murine hepatocytes. TBHP, a reactive oxygen species inducer, ...
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ROLE OF KOMBUCHA TEA IN THE CONTROL OF EMF 950MHZ INDUCED INJURY IN RAT HEART AND LUNG ORGANS
By Ola Ali Gharib
Objective: Cell phone usage has increased significantly nowadays. The present study has highlighted the negative effect of cell phone exposure in rats and the possible protective role of Kombucha tea to overcome these effects. Methods: The control group received a black tea only, while KT group ...
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THE CHANGES OF ANTIOXIDANT CAPABILITY OF KOMBUCHA TEA DURING FERMENTATION
By Zhu Xiao-qing, Chen Yi-lun, Zhang Ya-wei, Li Xuan
The kombucha tea was respectively prepared with culture medium of black tea, and green tea, the changes of antioxidant capacity during fermentation were investigated by the methods of the total antioxidant capacity, reducing power, the scavenging capability of hydroxyl,superoxide anion and DPPH ...
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