Probiotic Beverages is an essential reference guide to traditional, emerging and unique probiotic beverage products throughout different regions of the world. The book includes in-depth knowledge by local authors on indigenous and commercially produced probiotic beverages and related products. Examining current advancements in probiotic beverages and consumer health relationships, with a focus on large-scale beverage technology, sections cover starter cultures, regulatory challenges, genetic engineering, quality and safety. From practical issues of developing probiotic beverages, to the marketing of these drinks to the consumer, the full product lifecycle of a probiotic beverage is discussed. - Describes probiotic beverages of different geographical locations, market status and scope - Discusses the potential of probiotic beverages in preventing disease - Covers controversial regulatory matters (labeling claims, GMO-free) and sustainability - Includes dairy, nondairy, cereal and fruit beverages

The health benefits of probiotics are no secret—doctors from both the Western and Eastern medicine camps sing the praises of probiotics for their positive effects on digestion, metabolism, and the immune system. Enthusiasts of kombucha—a bubbly probiotic drink now sold regularly in stores from Manhattan delis to Seattle food co-ops—point to its high levels of B vitamins and amino acids, improving mood, energy levels, joint function, ligament health, and skin health. Now you can learn to make kombucha, as well as numerous other probiotic drinks, at home! With clear step-by-step directions, beautiful photographs, and more than seventy-five recipes, this is the ultimate guide to homemade probiotic drinks. You’ll find numerous recipes for: Kombucha Jun Kefir Lacto-fermented lemonade Ginger beer Cultured vegetable juices And more! In addition, you’ll find recipes for making yogurt, smoothies, and kefir ice cream. Fermenting drinks may seem daunting, but Julia Mueller shows how it can be fun, much more cost-effective than buying ready-made drinks from the store, and delicious! Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Good Books and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of cookbooks, including books on juicing, grilling, baking, frying, home brewing and winemaking, slow cookers, and cast iron cooking. We’ve been successful with books on gluten-free cooking, vegetarian and vegan cooking, paleo, raw foods, and more. Our list includes French cooking, Swedish cooking, Austrian and German cooking, Cajun cooking, as well as books on jerky, canning and preserving, peanut butter, meatballs, oil and vinegar, bone broth, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

140 delicious probiotic smoothies and other drinks that cleanse and heal

This volume details state-of-the-art protocols on manufacturing functional probiotic foods and beverages. Chapters guide readers through processing procedures, probiotic strains, probiotic cheese, probiotic fermented milk, probiotic ice cream manufacturing, probiotic butter, plant-based beverages, probiotic plant-based cheeses, probiotic-fermented vegetables, Kombucha, probiotic beer, Friolano-type sausage, delivery of probiotics through bakery goods, synbiotic chocolate, methods on encapsulation of probiotics, paraprobiotics, and protocols for food products with psychobiotic potential. Written in the format of the Methods and Protocols in Food Science series, chapters list necessary materials and methods for readily reproducible protocols. Authoritative and cutting-edge, Probiotic Foods and Beverages: Technologies and Protocols aims to be a comprehensibly guide with well-established protocols and procedures.

Fermented foods have taken the world by storm, largely due to their health and real food benefits. They help improve digestion, enable us to better assimilate vitamins and minerals, and strengthen the immune system. Of all fermented foods, drinks are some of the most versatile-and tasty! Think kombucha, kefir, and real ginger ale. Many of these items you can buy in the store, but making them at home is simple, economical, and even better for you. With just a few ingredients and materials, you can start brewing your own delicious beverages for your family. Ferment Your Drinks is packed with innovative drink recipes, from healthy homemade sodas to traditional kvass and cider, that you can make in your home kitchen and enjoy all year long! Everything you need to know about why the recipes work, why they are safe, what to do if they go wrong, and how to modify them to suit your taste.

FERMENTED BEVERAGES come in many VARIED FORMS, and FLAVOR'S OF PROBIOTIC DRINKS explores a VAST ARRAY of them. Replace GUT-DAMAGING Soda Pop with DELICIOUS, HEALING refreshing PROBIOTIC DRINKS! This book FLAVOR'S OF PROBIOTIC DRINKS is a user-friendly COMPENDIUM of ANCIENT WISDOM, MODERN METHODS, and INVENTIVE flavor COMBINATIONS. And, with DO-IT-YOURSELF and CONVENIENCE OPTIONS, there are a VARIETY of CHOICES to share HEALTH and LONGEVITY with your family. Invite MICROBES into your LIFE via some of THESE lively PROBIOTIC DRINKS & GET positive EFFECTS on DIGESTION, METABOLISM, and the IMMUNE SYSTEM. FLAVOR'S OF PROBIOTIC DRINKS eBook is EQUIPPED with EVERYTHING the BEGINNERS NEED to get ACQUAINTED with in an EASY to UNDERSTAND and STRAIGHTFORWARD way. Also COVERED the TOPICS in these Refreshing PROBIOTIC DRINKS are: Essential INFORMATION about HOME BREWING Delicious Probiotic, FERMENTED VARIETIES of Drinks, TIPS for SAFE & EASY PROCESS, Choosing EQUIPMENT, HEALTH BENEFITS and Much More Along with WIDE RANGE of SIMPLE Yet Enticing RECIPES for SODA POP, ROOT BEER, KOMBUCHA, JUN, REJUVELAC, KEFIR, KEFIR ICE CREAM, GINGER BEER, CULTURED VEGETABLE JUICES, SMOOTHIES & Many More NATURALLY FERMENTED Drinks FROM SCRATCH! This fizzy WONDER DRINK is PACKED full of ENZYMES, VITAMINS, MINERALS, AMINO ACIDS and PROBIOTICS that HELPS improving MOOD, ENERGY LEVELS, JOINT FUNCTION, LIGAMENT HEALTH, and SKIN HEALTH. With clear STEP-BY-STEP DIRECTIONS, BEAUTIFUL PHOTOGRAPHS, and more than SEVENTY-FIVE RECIPES, this is the ultimate GUIDE to HOMEMADE PROBIOTIC DRINKS. Health and Refreshment Be with You!

Probiotic drinks have been a part of our lives going back to our most ancient of ancestors that depended upon primitive fermentation techniques for their food. While our bodies and lifestyles have evolved, our need for probiotics has remained constant. In fact, given our lifestyles and food choices, probiotics may be more important to our health than ever. You can gain the benefit of probiotics by introducing more of them into your diet and ensuring that you have a health population of good mirco-organisms in your digestive system. There are quite a few different ways that you can go about doing this, however none are quite as delicious as homemade probiotic drinks. Within this book you will find information about probiotics and how they work, along with some of the tastiest recipes available for homemade probiotics drinks. If you have had a bit of fear of making your own fermented beverages, leave that fear here because with this book you will see just how truly easy it can be to take charge of your health and regain a life that is healthy and vibrant with probiotic drinks.

In Probiotics, Prebiotics and Synbiotics: Technological Advancements Towards Safety and Industrial Applications, a team of distinguished researchers delivers an insightful exploration of various aspects of functional foods. The book includes information about critical facets of the production of these beneficial compounds, recent technological developments in the field, and their present and future commercial potential. The authors describe their mechanisms of action and their applications in several sectors. Probiotics, Prebiotics and Synbiotics is divided into five parts. A general introduction about these substances begins the book and is followed by discussions of common probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics. Finally, a treatment of safety issues and regulatory claims, as well as their market potential, rounds out the resource. Perfect for researchers, industry practitioners, and students working in or studying food processing and food microbiology, Probiotics, Prebiotics and Synbiotics is also an invaluable resource for professionals working in the field of food biotechnology.

Functional and Medicinal Beverages, Volume Eleven, in the Science of Beverages series, discusses one of the fastest growing sectors in the food industry. As the need for research and development increases based on consumer demand, the information in this volume is essential. This reference includes the latest research trends, nutritive and medicinal ingredients, and analytical techniques to identify health beneficial elements. The contents of the book will bring readers up-to-date on the field, thus making it useful for researchers and graduate students in various fields across the food sciences and technology. Highlights new concepts, innovative technologies and current concerns in the functional beverages field Covers detailed information on the engineering and processing of novel ingredients for health benefits Includes common and alternative ingredients for juices, vegetable blends, milk-based drinks, and probiotic and prebiotic based alternative beverages