Fresh Made products should be consumed prior to the expiration date printed on the bottle, regardless if it has been opened or not.

All Fresh Made products contain seven to ten billion CFU’s of the following 10 live & active Kefir cultures per cup: • Lactobacillius Lactis • Lactobacillus Rhamnosus • Streptococcus Diacetylactis • Lactobacillus Plantarum • Lactobacillius Casei • Saccharomyces Florentinus • Leuconostoc Cremoris • Bifidobacterium Longum • Bifidobacterium Breve • Lactobacillus Acidophilus

The bacteria in the digestive system plays a very important role in our health and can easily be thrown out of balance by everyday lifestyle stressors. Factors that can offset this precious balance include: antibiotics (which sometimes kill both “good” and “bad” bacteria), infections (bacterial, viral and fungal), alcohol consumption, chronic diarrhea, travel, a highly processed low fiber diet and stress. Probiotics are the easiest way to help combat these factors, keeping harmful bacteria in check.

Imagine the path that food takes through the digestive system. Food is passed through the mouth, enters the very acidic stomach and goes into the small intestine where the breakdown of bacteria continues. It is in these last two digestive processes that most bacteria is found. Depending on the balance of “good” and “bad” strains, bacteria can stay in the intestines for quite some time, taking up a significant amount of intestinal wall room and growing surpluses of harmful pathogens like Candida (an overgrowing of yeast). Each time you consume probiotics, they compete for this space and push the harmful bacteria out. For example, bacteria that can turn lactose (milk sugar) into lactic acid can lower the PH of the colon, thereby inhibiting the growth of harmful bacteria.

Fresh Made makes kefir from original bacteria strains and is one of the only authentic manufacturers of kefir in the U.S. Fresh Made also offers an Organic variety to accommodate all lifestyle needs and tastes.

Since Fresh Made kefir contains Live and Active Cultures, there will be a small, varying degree of effervescence, or “fizz”. This is what makes Fresh Made Kefir unique and healthier than most yogurts or similar products. In addition, the products consistency can vary depending on the amount of time passed after it was produced. All this means is that the Probiotic Kefir cultures are active and working. This does not mean the product is spoiled or harmful in any way. Spoiled Kefir will resemble spoiled milk, have a very pungent odor, and is very rare due to the unique production process. The vast majority of the time, the product should be similar, however, things like temperature have an effect on the amount of Probiotic activity. When the bottle is exposed to warmer temps, there is more probiotic activity, and the activity speeds up. This higher temperature range generally occurs in the summer, when it is most common for the product to be stored in warmer temperatures either in the truck after leaving our warehouse, at the store level where someone might leave the product out of the cooler for a while, or at some point in this delivery process. You can see this out by leaving a closed bottle out at room temp and see the bottle expand. In any event, and as with any product, if you do not like the taste, for whatever reason, you should be able to return the bottle to the store for a refund. We can also send out a replacement coupon. We are always trying to do things on our end to resolve these issues, but sometimes it is out of our control. One thing you can look for at the store level is a rounded bottle. Please let us know your experience at – email:info@freshmadedairy.com

Yes. Elie Metchnikoff, a Nobel prize winner, was the first to extensively study kefir and its links to longevity, documenting how kefir is an extremely effective natural ingredient that combats intestinal infections(4). Through his research, he detailed how kefir activates the flow of saliva, contributing to easier digestion, greater gastrointestinal health and a prolonged life. Further research of its protective mechanisms have found that several of the bacteria in kefir produce lactic acid, which alters the Ph of the colon and may help prevent some types of cancer by preventing the growth of harmful bacteria that favor tumor growth(5). Through the years, several other researchers have followed in Metchnikoff’s footsteps to study lactic acid fermenting dairy products, and much of their evidence supports his initial theory.

Fresh Made products are available nationwide in specialty markets and major supermarkets and health food stores. If you can’t find it at your local store, ask your grocer to carry it, and we will be sure to supply it.

Fresh Made milk comes from the Amish farms, located just two hours away from our facilities. The Amish raise their livestock without electricity, herbicides, pesticides or preservatives. So the milk we use is all natural.