Fermentation
What it is
Fermentation converts organic substrates through microbial or cellular metabolism; food fermentation produces characteristic changes in ingredients.
What it does
Products can include acids or alcohol, depending on the organisms and substrate.
Research context and ingredient forms
A fermented food is not automatically a clinically demonstrated probiotic product.
Using this information
Identify the organism, processing, and evidence for the claimed outcome. Heating or other processing can also affect whether live organisms remain.
Scientific Research & References
- Fermentation: MeSH D005285
National Library of Medicine
Limitations: Supports the bounded definition or statement mapped to it. This source alone does not establish a food- or product-specific clinical benefit.
Source assessment recorded.
- Probiotics: Fact Sheet for Health Professionals
NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
Limitations: Does not establish a kefir-specific treatment benefit or verify the strains in any current commercial product.
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Products containing it
No label-specific product relationship has been reviewed for this entry.