Water Kefir is a delicious fermented sugar-water beverage with low GI loaded with live cultures. To this date, the real origins remain unknown and attempts to manufacture it in science labs have failed. This makes it a REAL food that cannot be artificially produced. It comprises of 30+ beneficial bacteria and yeast strains (please see below for a list of some of them) which help stimulate and regulate your immune system and digestion. This cannot be matched by commercial yoghurts and probiotic supplements which on average have around 3 - 5 strains. Water kefir is similar to milk kefir and is fermented at room temperature with kefir grains for about 24-48 hours. The difference is that sugar water is used instead of milk and water kefir contains different probiotic strains to milk kefir. It has many wonderful health benefits, a great flavor and is a great alternative to milk kefir for vegans, vegetarians or those who cannot tolerate any dairy. It's extremely simple to make, has a large spectrum of probiotics and the grains live for as long as you take care of them unlike yogurt cultures which weakens in each successive batch.

Probiotics in Water Kefir: Species Lactobacillus · L. acidophilus · L. alactosus · L. brevis · L. bulgaricus · L. casei subsp. casei · L. casei subsp. pseudoplantarum · L. casei subsp. rhamnosus · L. casei subsp. tolerans · L. coryneformis subsp. torquens · L. fructosus · L. hilgardii · L. homohiochi · L. plantarum · L. psuedoplantarum · L. reuterietc · L. yamanashiensis Species Streptococcus · S. agalactiae · Sr. bovis · S. cremeris · S. faecalis · S. lactis · S. mutans · S. pneumoniae · S. pyogenes · S. salivarius · S. sanguinis · S. suis · S. viridans Species Pediococcus · P. damnosus Species Leuconostoc · L. mesenteroides Species Bacillus · B. subtilis · B. graveolus Species Saccharomyces · S. bayanus · S. boullardii · S. cerevisiae · S. florentinus · S. pretoriensis · S. uvarum Species Kloeckera · K. apiculata Species Hansenula · H. yalbensis Species Candida · C. gueretana · C. lamica · C. valida · does not contain C. albicans - the yeast associated with human yeast infections and 'candida' in general Species Torulopsis · T. insconspicna · does not contain T. glabrata, also associated with yeast infections and 'candida'