Rating of the best kefir for 2022

Eating right is not a desire, but rather a need. It is better to take care of your health so that later on treatment you do not spend a lot of effort and money. Dairy products are one of the important elements of a healthy diet. And the most popular of them is kefir. However, let's try to figure out how to choose the best kefir from the many options offered on the market.

Consumer characteristics of the product

Any product or product has its own characteristics. And they are the main criteria for choosing a product.

Fat content of kefir

As a rule, fat content is 3.2%, 2.5, 1, and zero. with a declared zero fat content, it can be 0.01% fat, this is indicated on the package, often in small numbers. In the presence of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract or other chronic ailments, one should take into account the recommendations of specialists, nutritionists or the attending physician, a drink with what level of fat content is most suitable for a person.

Package

Any packaging must be with the function of maintaining tightness. Popular firms sell kefir in various packages: cardboard tetra-packs and tetra-finos, plastic bags, plastic bottles and others. Cardboard packaging is more natural and considered an eco-friendly option.

They produce kefirs in plastic bottles, they are convenient to store, but food industry experts talk about the dangers of plastic.

Consistency and taste

Taste is a purely individual criterion, someone lacks sourness in the chosen drink, while others, on the contrary, consider the product to be too sour. Therefore, you can choose your own kefir to taste only by trial and error.

Consistency also plays an important role, if it is heterogeneous, some people do not perceive such a product. And children especially do not like kefirs with lumps.

Content

Even if it is ordinary kefir, it may contain starch and other harmful substances. A natural product contains beneficial bacteria that have a beneficial effect on the human intestinal microflora.Therefore, it is important to carefully read the label, namely the information about the composition, in order to exclude the purchase of a drink with existing ingredients that are not included in the original recipe.

Preparation method

Milk turns sour and turns into kefir due to fungi. Special starter cultures are added to the milk that is being prepared. The feedstock, milk, can be different: reconstituted from powder, whole, skimmed.

Fungi can be added to milk before or after packaging it in containers. When fungi are added to the package, the milk turns sour right in it, creating a thick consistency. Such kefir will be called thermostatic, and will have a more natural taste, as if made at home, with the help of sourdough. It is not crushed, does not mix, has an uneven consistency. The difference from a non-thermostat product is that some beneficial bacteria are retained to a greater extent. This method of preparation ensures that the drink is natural. The manufacturer keeps it in a container for some time in production. Thermostatic kefir has a shorter shelf life, spoils faster.

Functionality and purpose of the drink, children's kefirs

We are used to the fact that what is useful for children is also useful for adults. But this rule is not always true. Children have a different intestinal microflora .. In order not to make a mistake when choosing, you should consult a doctor or nutritionist, especially if the drink is purchased for the prevention or treatment of diseases. In case of disruption of the gastrointestinal tract system or a decrease in immunity in a child, kefir will be very useful.

Children's yogurt differs from that for adults, even in appearance.Such products are available in glass bottles or cardboard bags. Plastic is contraindicated here. For baby yogurt, milk is brought to the correct acidity. It is enriched with vitamins and microelements. Children's yogurt is given up to the age of three, and, as a rule, from 8 months. A baby who was fed not with breast milk, but with artificial complementary foods, can consume it from 7 months. There are products that can be given to children only from the age of three. The taste of baby kefir is softer, has a sweetish tint, without a sour taste, it is more expensive.

Some well-known brands that have won a large number of fans make fermented milk products specifically for children. These are the firms Agusha, Fruto Nyanya, Danone, which produces products under the names Activia, Actimel, Rastishka and Prostokvashino. Also Zlagoda, Krepysh, products of the Baby Food Plant and others.

Shelf life

The normal shelf life of kefir is 2 weeks. The more natural kefir, the shorter its shelf life. Ready kefir rarely has a shelf life of less than 5 days. Homemade kefir is stored for 3 days in the refrigerator, if stored in a bottle - only 36 hours. Opened from the store - a day.

Some buyers experiment by keeping kefir in the refrigerator for more than the expiration date, for example, 9 days, when the expiration date is 4. Noticing that it has not deteriorated, they doubt its naturalness, but allow it to be consumed. But manufacturers do not advise trying such a product, since it tastes and smells good, it can have a large number of harmful bacteria, and the experiment can have bad consequences.

Rating of the best kefirs for 2022

Village house 3.2%

Kilogram packaging costs 55 rubles. Made on sourdough, normalized cow's milk. Does not contain preservatives, is admitted in a cardboard box.

• the taste is very good;
• safe and without harmful additives, based on research;
• a sufficient number of bacteria that are useful for the digestive organs.

• the lid does not open well, the contents scatter;
• heterogeneous substance;
• bitter taste;
• earlier, the manufacturer was on the black list of Roskontrol and the products contained starch, but now everything has changed, judging by new research.

Prostokvashino 2.5%

A branded product, sold in the CIS countries. Sold in a plastic bottle, weighing 930 or 430 grams. It costs 122 rubles for a large bottle. Made from cow's milk, no preservatives or starch. Keeps for two weeks. Energy nutritional value - 51 kcal per 100 grams.

• good tasting;
• moderately thick;
• Russian-made products;
• safe and healthy;
• powdered milk is normal in quantity.

• some people find it sour;
• relatively expensive.

Village house 3.2%

Price: 80 rubles. Produced in a plastic bottle, weight - 900 grams. Calorie content per 100 grams - 57 kcal.

• no sour taste, good taste;
• convenient packaging, attractive appearance of the label;
• in addition to milk and sourdough, there is nothing superfluous in the composition.

• liquidish substance, according to some buyers.

From the milk of our milking 1%

Plastic bottle, one size, liter. 37 kilocalories in one hundred grams. Only milk and sourdough.It costs 85 rubles.

• refers to inexpensive products.

• the taste deteriorates quickly after opening, it becomes bitter on the third day;
• liquid.

With lactulose 3.5% Gorodets milk 400g

Russian-made product, 400 grams for 37 rubles. Volume - 400 ml. Contains lactulose concentrate, milk and kefir fungi. Stored for 5 days. Sold in a plastic cup.

• convenient packaging:
• the presence of lactulose;
• small price.

• everyone knows about the benefits and dangers of such food material as plastic.

Thermostat "Bari-Luys"

Thermostatic, in a glass bottle 0.5 l. In addition to milk and kefir fungi, there is nothing superfluous. Can be stored for a week. Cost: 60 rubles.

• inexpensive;
• can be added to dishes, for example, okroshka;
• packaging materials are not harmful.

• some consumers do not like the consistency of thermostatic kefir.

Coal field 3.2%

Price - 74 rubles per 400 g. Packaging cardboard tetra-pack. Contains only milk and starter cultures. Stored for 6 days, but after opening you need to drink within a day.

• tasty, healthy.

• expensive.

Slavic traditions 3.2%

It costs 83 rubles. The bottle is plastic, contains 1 kg of the product. As for the calorie content, the indicator: 55 kcal per hundred grams.

• natural ingredients, there is nothing superfluous;
• You can order online without leaving your home.

• manufacturer outside the country (Belarus).

Cheburashkin brothers fat free 0.1%

Lightweight with little fat.Sold for 83 rubles. Plastic bottle, 500 grams.

• tasty and healthy;
• made from fresh milk;

• It is worth paying attention to the fact that light kefirs are expensive.

Vitebsk milk 1%

In a pure-pack carton package, the product is packaged in half a kilogram, and is sold for 42 rubles.

• good taste, high quality;
• free delivery to the Moscow region, despite the fact that the products are manufactured outside the country.

• in some stores, home delivery can only be ordered in bulk, you should notice this feature, do not make mistakes when choosing.

The best baby kefirs: choice 2022

Children's dairy products are different from those intended for adults, and are not of low quality. But only a few have caught on and are worth considering.

Agusha comfortable digestion 3.2%

200-gram cardboard box for 28 rubles. May be given to children as young as eight months old. Does not contain dyes, preservatives, only milk and sourdough.

• good taste, loved by children (as well as adults and animals, as buyers say);
• excellent consistency, uniform.

• there are no significant ones.

Agusha comfortable digestion biokefir 3.2%

Weighs 204 grams. It costs 34 rubles. Contains probiotics. Packing - tetra-pack, cardboard. Product made from cow's milk. Feed children not younger than 8 months. After opening it is not stored.

• undoubtedly like children;
• inexpensive.

• inferior in taste to some other brands;
• after opening it is not stored at all.

Agusha for children over 3 years old 3.2%

Sold in a cardboard box of 204 grams at 31.5 rubles. Contains only milk and sourdough.

• natural product.

• can be for children only from three years.

Tender age 3.2%

Plastic bag 250, 800 grams. Contains whole and skimmed milk, starter cultures.

• good and delicate taste, healthy for children;
• natural;
• feeling of lightness in the stomach after consumption (adults);

• accessibility issues;
• packaging is not very convenient;
• stored for only 4 days

Vkusvill 3.2%

The carton box contains 210 grams of the drink and is sold at a price of 33 rubles. In the composition - normalized milk and starter cultures. Keeps only 6 days. Suitable for children over 8 months of age.

• children like it, it has a good taste and a uniform consistency;
• can be added to dishes: pancakes, okroshka.

• stored for a short time.

Kefir is a tasty and healthy product, but this is only on condition that it is made in accordance with the original recipe using the established technology.