Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2020, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (12): 2291-2302.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.2020.12.21

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Research status of Kombucha in the world

LI Ruyi1,2(), YIN Junfeng1, ZOU Chun1,*()   

  1. 1. Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310008, China
    2. Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
  • Received:2020-07-21 Online:2020-12-25 Published:2020-12-25
  • Contact: ZOU Chun

Abstract:

Kombucha is a functional tea beverage obtained by the fermentation of sugared tea with microorganism. In recent years, with the improvement of people’s living standards and health awareness, Kombucha with various health-care effects has attracted extensive attention from researchers in the world, and its global sales volume is also increasing exponentially. This paper reviewed the composition and symbiotic relationship of microorganism in the Kombucha, generalized the effects of raw materials, culture conditions and strain composition on the fermentation of Kombucha, and summarized the health-care function research of Kombucha in antioxidation, antibacterial activity, hepatoprotective effect, immunity enhancement and anti-cancer effects. Furthermore, in order to provide reference for the industrial production of Kombucha, the lack of in-depth research on the identification and formation mechanism of active macromolecules, probiotic effect of different kinds of strains, precise control of fermentation tank level, and improvement of product stability were proposed, the application prospect of Kombucha in many fields was also prospected.

Key words: Kombucha, microorganism, fermentation, function, industrialization

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