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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 kef...

List of differences between different types of fruits (drupes, nuts, legumes, grains, seeds) Short answer: Drupe A fruit with juicy flesh and seeds inside Berry Seeds are embedded in the flesh Grains Grains are dry fruits of grasses Nut An inedible hard outer shell with an edible seed inside The hard outer shell is equivalent to the juicy flesh of a drupe Legume A pod with multiple seeds inside The pod is equivalent to the juicy flesh of a drupe Beans, lentils and peas are the seed of a legume Legume is with multiple seeds inside while nut is with one seed inside All these nuts, legumes, grains, drupes and berries are actually fruits of different plants, while seed is a component of a fruit. This is a blog post to help you easily distinguish between the differences for different types of fruits of a plant. Discussion Feel free to leave a comment below, share with us your opinion and experience, or ask a question if you have any doubt on how to distinguish between a nut, legume, grai...

Difference between nuts and legumes Short answer: Legume A pod with multiple seeds inside The pod opens on its own when it’s ready for harvesting (dispersal: explosion) Example: beans, peanuts Nut A hard outer shell protecting a single seed inside Does not open on its own (dispersal: animals) Example: hazelnut, acorn, chestnut, candlenut My main focus is to let you know the simple short answer to this question so you don’t have to find here and there to get the simple answer. For more information and differences between nuts and legumes, you can search and Google. Discussion Feel free to leave a comment below, share with us your opinion and experience, or ask a question if you have any doubt regarding the differences between a nut and a legume. Thanks for reading.

Differences between nuts and fruits Short answer: The flesh of a fruit we eat is equivalent to the inedible hard outer shell for a nut, while the inedible seed of a fruit is the edible part we eat in a nut. Fruits have edible flesh but not seed We eat the flesh, not the seed Nuts have edible seed but not flesh We eat the seed, not the flesh The inedible hard outer shell of a nut is the flesh There are still many more differences between a nut and a fruit, but my main focus is to give you a short answer, the main difference between nuts and fruits as many people are confused and struggling to find a simple answer to this common question. You can Google and search for other differences between nuts and fruits if you are interested. Discussion Feel free to leave a comment below, share with us your opinion and experience, or ask a question if you have any doubt regarding the differences between nuts and seeds. Thanks for reading.

Difference between seeds and grains Short answer: Grains are the dry fruits of grasses, seeds are typically the inner part of an edible fruits of a plant. Grains has an extra layer of bran (equivalent to the pericarp / flesh of a fruit we eat) compared to seeds. Grain is the product of the fusion of seed coat and the fruit while seed is an ovule which contains embryo, without the fruit part. The main difference between a seed and a grain There are many differences between seeds and grains, but the main difference is: Seeds have 3 main components Embryo, endosperm and seed coat Grains have 4 main components Embryo, endosperm, seed coat and bran Bran is the hard outer layer (like the juicy fruit flesh we eat, but is dry and hard) List of other differences between a seed and a grain Seeds Seeds are the inner part of an edible fruits of a plant Endosperm is used as food Seed is an ovule which contains embryo Grains Grains are the dry fruits of grasses Fruit part is used as food Grain i...

Dried tamarind slices V.S. tamarind paste - What’s the difference Dried tamarind slices & tamarind paste are different Short answer: Dried tamarind slices / asam gelugur / asam keping is actually Garcinia atroviridis , a different fruit tree from the real tamarind Tamarindus indica , which is used to make tamarind paste / asam jawa. Many people are confuse about the dried tamarind slices and tamarind paste as they both taste very sour. Tamarind slices are usually more sour than tamarind paste. Tamarind paste has a slight sweetness and some Thai species of tamarind is quite sweet, known as sweet tamarind. Dried tamarind slices / asam gelugur / asam keping This is the wiki link for this tamarind species used to make dried tamarind slices, asam gelugur or asam keping:  Garcinia atroviridis Tamarind paste / asam jawa This is the wiki link for this tamarind species used to make tamarind paste or asam jawa:  Tamarindus indica Discussion Feel free to leave a comment below, sha...