METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF PLANT-DERIVED KEFIR FROM SAKE CAKE, AND PLANT-DERIVED KEFIR PRODUCED BY THE METHOD

摘要

Disclosed are: a kefir which contains no animal fat derived from milk or the like and is suitable for a person having milk allergy or the like; and a method for producing the kefir. Specifically disclosed are: a plant-derived kefir which is produced from a sake cake by culture; and a method for producing a plant-derived kefir, which comprises: a liquefaction step of liquefying a sake cake to produce a sake cake solution; a saccharification step of saccharifying a starch contained in the sake cake solution; a seeding step of seeding a kefir grain to the sake cake solution; and a culture step of culturing the kefir grain in the sake cake solution.