Difference between kombucha SCOBY and water kefir grain

Kombucha SCOBY VS water kefir grain - Differences

You might be wondering what are the differences between scoby and water kefir grain, and here is the list of differences between them.

  • Symbiotic culture
    • SCOBY
      • Bacteria
        • Komagataeibacter xylinus 
          • Formerly known as Gluconacetobacter xylinus
          • Ferments alcohols produced by yeasts into acetic and other acids, contributing to its sourness
        • Lactic acid bacteria
        • Acetic acid bacteria
      • Yeast
        • Zygosaccharomyces
        • Candida
        • Kloeckera / Hanseniaspora
        • Torulaspora
        • Pichia
        • Brettanomyces / Dekkera
        • Saccharomyces
        • Lachancea
        • Saccharomycoides
        • Schizosaccharomyces
        • Kluyveromyces
    • Water kefir grain
      • Common bacteria
        • Lactobacillus
        • Streptococcus
        • Pediococcus
        • Leuconostoc
      • Common yeasts
        • Saccharomyces
        • Candida
        • Kloeckera
      • Tibicos cultures are unique and different for each one of them, but with some common bacteria and yeasts

Scoby

SCOBY stands for Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeast

Water kefir grain

The fermented drink using water kefir grain is known as Tibicos or water kefir in general.


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