Kombucha Beverages Produced from Fruits, Vegetables, and Plants: A Review on Their Pharmacological Activities and Health Benefits
Kombucha is a traditional health beverage produced by fermenting sweetened tea with a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeasts. Consumption of kombucha beverages has been growing and there is kombucha commercially available worldwide as one of the most famous low-alcohol beverages. Kombucha beverage...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
MDPI AG
2023-04-01
|
| Series: | Foods |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/12/9/1818 |
| _version_ | 1797602631294648320 |
|---|---|
| author | Natthinee Anantachoke Ratchanee Duangrat Tanyarat Sutthiphatkul Duangjai Ochaikul Supachoke Mangmool |
| author_facet | Natthinee Anantachoke Ratchanee Duangrat Tanyarat Sutthiphatkul Duangjai Ochaikul Supachoke Mangmool |
| author_sort | Natthinee Anantachoke |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Kombucha is a traditional health beverage produced by fermenting sweetened tea with a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeasts. Consumption of kombucha beverages has been growing and there is kombucha commercially available worldwide as one of the most famous low-alcohol beverages. Kombucha beverages have been claimed to have beneficial effects on human health because they contain a variety of bioactive compounds that possess various functional properties. At present, several kinds of raw material (e.g., milk, fruit, vegetables, and herbs) have been fermented with kombucha consortium and consumed as kombucha beverages. Although several studies have been written regarding the biological activities of kombucha and raw materials, there is however little information available on the characterization of their components as well as the biological activities of fermented kombucha from many raw material mixtures. Several pharmacological activities were reviewed in the scientific literature, describing their potential implications for human health. In addition, the adverse effects and toxicity of kombucha consumption were also reviewed. In this study, we focused on the main and latest studies of the pharmacological effects of kombucha beverages produced from various kinds of raw materials, including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, antimicrobial, anticancer, antidiabetic, antihypertensive, and antihyperlipidemic effects in in vitro and in vivo studies. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-11T04:19:20Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-871a5dd2c234424683aa437aca4717de |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2304-8158 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-11T04:19:20Z |
| publishDate | 2023-04-01 |
| publisher | MDPI AG |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Foods |
| spelling | doaj.art-871a5dd2c234424683aa437aca4717de2023-11-17T22:55:16ZengMDPI AGFoods2304-81582023-04-01129181810.3390/foods12091818Kombucha Beverages Produced from Fruits, Vegetables, and Plants: A Review on Their Pharmacological Activities and Health BenefitsNatthinee Anantachoke0Ratchanee Duangrat1Tanyarat Sutthiphatkul2Duangjai Ochaikul3Supachoke Mangmool4Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, ThailandDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, ThailandDepartment of Biology, School of Science, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok 10520, ThailandDepartment of Biology, School of Science, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok 10520, ThailandDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, ThailandKombucha is a traditional health beverage produced by fermenting sweetened tea with a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeasts. Consumption of kombucha beverages has been growing and there is kombucha commercially available worldwide as one of the most famous low-alcohol beverages. Kombucha beverages have been claimed to have beneficial effects on human health because they contain a variety of bioactive compounds that possess various functional properties. At present, several kinds of raw material (e.g., milk, fruit, vegetables, and herbs) have been fermented with kombucha consortium and consumed as kombucha beverages. Although several studies have been written regarding the biological activities of kombucha and raw materials, there is however little information available on the characterization of their components as well as the biological activities of fermented kombucha from many raw material mixtures. Several pharmacological activities were reviewed in the scientific literature, describing their potential implications for human health. In addition, the adverse effects and toxicity of kombucha consumption were also reviewed. In this study, we focused on the main and latest studies of the pharmacological effects of kombucha beverages produced from various kinds of raw materials, including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, antimicrobial, anticancer, antidiabetic, antihypertensive, and antihyperlipidemic effects in in vitro and in vivo studies.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/12/9/1818kombucha teakombucha beveragebiological activitypharmacological effecttoxicity |
| spellingShingle | Natthinee Anantachoke Ratchanee Duangrat Tanyarat Sutthiphatkul Duangjai Ochaikul Supachoke Mangmool Kombucha Beverages Produced from Fruits, Vegetables, and Plants: A Review on Their Pharmacological Activities and Health Benefits Foods kombucha tea kombucha beverage biological activity pharmacological effect toxicity |
| title | Kombucha Beverages Produced from Fruits, Vegetables, and Plants: A Review on Their Pharmacological Activities and Health Benefits |
| title_full | Kombucha Beverages Produced from Fruits, Vegetables, and Plants: A Review on Their Pharmacological Activities and Health Benefits |
| title_fullStr | Kombucha Beverages Produced from Fruits, Vegetables, and Plants: A Review on Their Pharmacological Activities and Health Benefits |
| title_full_unstemmed | Kombucha Beverages Produced from Fruits, Vegetables, and Plants: A Review on Their Pharmacological Activities and Health Benefits |
| title_short | Kombucha Beverages Produced from Fruits, Vegetables, and Plants: A Review on Their Pharmacological Activities and Health Benefits |
| title_sort | kombucha beverages produced from fruits vegetables and plants a review on their pharmacological activities and health benefits |
| topic | kombucha tea kombucha beverage biological activity pharmacological effect toxicity |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/12/9/1818 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT natthineeanantachoke kombuchabeveragesproducedfromfruitsvegetablesandplantsareviewontheirpharmacologicalactivitiesandhealthbenefits AT ratchaneeduangrat kombuchabeveragesproducedfromfruitsvegetablesandplantsareviewontheirpharmacologicalactivitiesandhealthbenefits AT tanyaratsutthiphatkul kombuchabeveragesproducedfromfruitsvegetablesandplantsareviewontheirpharmacologicalactivitiesandhealthbenefits AT duangjaiochaikul kombuchabeveragesproducedfromfruitsvegetablesandplantsareviewontheirpharmacologicalactivitiesandhealthbenefits AT supachokemangmool kombuchabeveragesproducedfromfruitsvegetablesandplantsareviewontheirpharmacologicalactivitiesandhealthbenefits |