Kefir-like beverages (KLBs) were produced by back-slopping. Aliquots of 50 mL of each VJ were inoculated with 0.125 g of the freeze-dried microbial mixture and incubated at 25 °C for 72 h to develop the active inoculants (Ins). Higher volumes of VJ (1 L) were then inoculated with the corresponding In (4% v/v) and the fermentation processes were performed at 25 °C for 48 h. Beverage productions were carried out in triplicate.