Guest guest Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 Does anyone know if you can make probiotics? or something similar to a probiotic, would yogurt or kefir be the closest? Yogurt, kefir, kimchi, sauerkraut, miso, some kinds of pickles - all have probiotics and you can make yourself. Trick is the natural fermentation and starter cultures. I don't know specifically what kinds of bacteria they each have in them, but they are all foods with living probiotics. Check out the body ecology diet - they sell some starters and have culture recipes. -Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 > > > Does anyone know if you can make probiotics? or something similar to a > > probiotic, would yogurt or kefir be the closest? I think kefir would be best, because it is a symbiotic group of very different micro-organisms, while yoghurt is just a few different bacteria. And I doubt if there is much live bacteria in normal yoghurt these days, it seems to be more of a chemical product nowadays than the result of traditional fermentation ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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