“…These grains are made of colonies of microorganisms that synthesize an exopolysaccharide matrix. Grains can be grown on a variety of substrates such as milk (Ismail et al, 2018; Luang‐In et al, 2018; Sharifi et al, 2017), fruit juice (Plessas et al, 2016; Randazzo et al, 2016), cane molasses (Fiorda et al, 2017; Korukluoglu et al, 2017), and sugar (Y. T. Chen et al, 2018; Koh et al, 2018; Silva et al, 2009). Several studies have highlighted that kefir has the potential to treat diseases such as cancer (Hatmal et al, 2018; Melo et al, 2018; Topuz et al, 2008), gastritis (Akal et al, 2018; Bekar et al, 2011; Yamane et al, 2018), tumors (Yamane et al, 2018), inflammations (Rodrigues et al, 2016), and infections (Iraporda et al, 2017; Burlando & Cornara, 2017; Spinler et al, 2016; Prado et al, 2016).…”