Ticari ve Lokal Kefir Danelerinden Elde Edilen Kefirlerin Biyoaktivitelerinin Karşılaştırılması.

For recent years fermented milk products, especially kefir, are highly preferred food product due to their positive and therapeutic effects on health. Microbial composition of the kefir grains directly related with the region they are obtained and affect properties of kefir straightforwardly in traditional fermentation method. Therefore, bioactivity investigation of kefir grains used in fermentation process has great importance. In this study, comparative bioactivity analysis of cow milk and goat milk kefirs fermented with one local grain obtained from Antalya, Turkey and one commercial grain are demonstrated. For this purpose, microbiological analysis, antibacterial and antioxidant activity analysis, total phenolic and total flavonoid compound measurements of kefir samples were done. Our results concluded that, antibacterial and antioxidant activity of kefirs fermented with local grain are almost similar to those fermented with commercial grain and local grain kefirs can be a valuable and safe alternative for consumers due to its phenolic compound and flavonoid content. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]