THE SUPPLEMENTARY EFFECT OF BLACK AND GREEN TEA INFUSION ON ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITIES OF KEFIR
Author(s) -
Cem Karagözlü,
Gülfem Ünal,
Ayşe Sibel Akalın,
Ecem Akan,
Özer Kınık
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
food and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2602-2834
DOI - 10.3153/fh18012
Subject(s) - antimicrobial , black tea , kefir , green tea , traditional medicine , food science , medicine , chemistry , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , lactic acid , genetics
The influence of supplementation with green and black tea on microbiological properties and antimicrobial activities of kefir was investigated during 21 days of storage. The samples supplemented with 2% either green or black tea had higher viable counts of both kefir cultures than those of supplemented with the ratio of 4%. Both green and black tea extracts showed antimicrobial activity on Escherichia coli, Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus, Candida albicans however this effect was detected higher in samples containing
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