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Beyond Bia Hơi? Distinction and Aspiration in Hanoi's Craft Beer Scene

Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this article we examine the emergence of Hanoi's craft beer scene as a window into shifting class identities, aspirational consumption, and local–global negotiations in contemporary Vietnam. We bring together Bourdieu's theorisation of taste as symbolic capital with Appadurai's concept of aspiration to analyse how consumption practices ...
Sarah Turner, Chính Trọng Nguyễn
wiley   +1 more source

Kombucha fortified with Cascade hops (Humulus lupulus L.): enhanced antioxidative and sensory properties

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
In recent years, there has been a surge in the production of kombucha—a functional beverage obtained via microbial fermentation of tea. However, fresh, unpasteurized kombucha is sensitive to quality deterioration as a result of, among other factors ...
Maciej Ditrych, Jakub Jędrasik, Kamil Królak, Nadia Guzińska, Katarzyna Pielech-Przybylska, Sylwia Ścieszka, Mogens Larsen Andersen, Edyta Kordialik-Bogacka   +7 more
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Teaming up to make kombucha

eLife, 2022
Reducing the microbial diversity in a type of fermented tea reveals the core metabolic interactions responsible for the drink’s signature taste and characteristics.
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Barriers and enablers to initiating and maintaining positive dietary changes during and after pregnancy—A qualitative study of participants in the Healthy Gut Diet Study

British Journal of Health Psychology, Volume 31, Issue 3, September 2026.
Abstract Introduction The Healthy Gut Diet Study (HGD) was a pilot randomized controlled trial aiming to prevent gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) through a gut‐friendly diet from early to mid‐pregnancy (11–18 weeks' gestation). The intervention was co‐designed with women with a lived experience of GDM and incorporated behaviour change techniques to ...
Hannah O'Connor, Shelley A. Wilkinson, Nina Meloncelli, Alita Rushton, Susan de Jersey   +4 more
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Functional metabolites and inhibitory efficacy of kombucha beverage on pathogenic bacteria, free radicals and inflammation

Scientific Reports
Kombucha tea is a fermented tea that produced by acetic acid bacteria and yeast. In this study, the kombucha tea from white, green and black tea was studied for its microbial composition, chemical profile, and biological activities during 15-day ...
Nitsanat Cheepchirasuk, Thida Kaewkod, Sureeporn Suriyaprom, Varachaya Intachaisri, Pornpimon Ngamsaard, Yingmanee Tragoolpua   +5 more
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Postbiotics in Food Systems: Components, Production Methods, Food Applications, Functional Properties, and Technological Challenges

Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 14, Issue 8, August 2026.
This review provides a comprehensive, engineering‐oriented synthesis of postbiotics as next‐generation functional food ingredients. It first outlines the principal production routes for postbiotic generation, encompassing thermal technologies, non‐thermal technologies, and extraction/purification methods, and subsequently examines the analytical and ...
Tansu Taspinar, Nuray Güzeler
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Exploring the characteristics of kombucha tea fermented with soursop (Annona muricata), Noni (Morinda citrifolia) and pineapple (Ananas comosus) [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences
The current study aims to determine the physico-chemical and sensory properties of kombucha tea fermented with soursop (Annona muricata), noni (Morinda citrifolia), and pineapple (Ananas comosus) juices.
Azizan Muhammad Adib, Qadir Rahman, Zakaria Mizatul Athila, Mohsin Aliah Zannierah, Meor Hussin Anis Shobirin   +4 more
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Safety Evaluation of an Aqueous Root and Leaf Extract of Ashwagandha ( Withania somnifera )

Phytotherapy Research, Volume 40, Issue 8, Page 5030-5047, August 2026.
Sensoril, an aqueous root and leaf extract of ashwagandha showed no evidence of mutagenicity in the in vitro Ames assay, was negative in the in vitro micronucleus, in vivo mammalian bone marrow chromosome aberration assays, and was well tolerated in the rat at up to 4000 mg/kg BW/day when administered orally for a period of 90 days. The data from these
Mukesh Summan, Candace L. Doepker, Gregory P. Brorby   +2 more
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Folate‐Containing Fermented Foods of Plant and Animal Origin: The Value of Traditional Foods to Tackle Folate Deficiency

Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 14, Issue 7, July 2026.
Traditional fermented foods consumed around the world are natural sources of folate. Certain microbes, particularly Lactiplantibacillus plantarum, enhance folate production during the fermentation process, making fermented foods a promising dietary approach to improve folate status and help prevent folate deficiency.
Rida Khan, Sanaullah Iqbal, L. Suzanne Suggs, Pedro Marques‐Vidal   +3 more
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Microbial Diversity and Interaction Specificity in Kombucha Tea Fermentations

mSystems, 2022
Despite the popularity of kombucha tea, the distribution of different microbes across kombucha ferments and how those microbes interact within communities are not well characterized.
Elizabeth A. Landis, Emily Fogarty, John C. Edwards, Otilia Popa, A. Murat Eren, Benjamin E. Wolfe   +5 more
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