Kefir is a fermented dairy product which is produced through the fermentative activity of kefir grains or kefir starter cultures, which are composed of a diverse range of lactic acid bacteria, yeasts, and sometimes acetic acid bacteria (dos Santos et al., 2019; Witthuhn,
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