Paul Saladino· MD
Kefir is fermented longer than yogurt and has more probiotic bacteria than yogurt.
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Kefir is fermented longer than yogurt and has more probiotic bacteria than yogurt.
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The fermentation process is also different between these yogurt is usually fermented for two to four hours Kefir is fermented for 14 to 18 hours so it's a longer fermentation Kefir is also fermented at room temperature and yogurt is heated slightly off into around 140 degrees
When you make yogurt, you ferment yogurt at like 140 degrees Fahrenheit for 12 hours. But cafir is fermented at 78 degrees Fahrenheit for a day.