About Kefir And Yogurt

There exists many dissimilarities between the two based on their manufacturing, bacteria present, consistency and flavor; there are various other elements that make them different. By understanding the distinctive features between yogurt and kefir, you would be better placed as to which one of the two is meant for you.

Starting with the constituents Milk Kefir is the mesophilic culture implies that it gets cultured at the room temperature no matter what kind of starter culture is used for the culturing process.

On the other hand, yogurt starters come in both varieties-mesophilic as well as thermophilic.

Taking about the propagation of kefir and yogurt, just as the yogurt, milk kefir can be cultured in single-use culture or multiple times as it depends on the conditions met.

One more way of preparing kefir is by using a powdered form of kefir starter whose process is comparable to single-use yogurt culture. Though powdered starter culture can be used a lot of times at some point new powdered starter would be required. The best part about yogurt starters is that they come in both reusable and single used varieties.

Reusable yogurt starters can be re-cultured post early activation using the old yogurt batch with fresh milk. This sort of yogurt culture needs re-culturing once a week. While direct-set yogurt starters come in powdered form and are thermophilic in nature. This form of Authentic Yogurt culture needs a new starter would be required at some point in time after re-culturing many times.

There are different kinds of bacteria availability in kefir and yogurt. Bacteria found in Authentic Kefir can take possession of the intestinal tract and apart from that it has various yeasts. While yogurt has valuable bacteria that helps in digestion and becomes food for the friendly bacteria present in our gut area. As they pass through our digestive tract, they are also known as transient bacteria.

Lastly for flavor and consistency of kefir and yogurt plays a significant role in deciding which one is apt for you. The taste of Kefir is sour as compared to the yogurt and differs in taste based on its fermentation time and process. Also, yogurt is consumed with a spoon while kefir is taken in the form of a drink if cultured with no maker.

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