This invention consists of a process for producing
bacteria and yeasts from
agave sap and juice and honey, and using them as
synbiotics in various functional beverages, including some tea-like liquid yogurt beverages. One process involves
mixed culture to prepare a functional beverage with synbiotic action, comprising the combination of at least one
yeast and one
lactic acid bacterium with
probiotic function, in a
prebiotic solution of natural origin based on oligo- and polysaccharides from
agave or honey, or both, for human consumption. The functional beverages described may contain
alcohol in low concentrations or be completely
alcohol-free. Another described process establishes the separate use of
lactic acid bacteria and yeasts to generate fermented alcoholic, acidic, or both types of beverages, with or without live microorganisms, possessing high
organoleptic quality.It also establishes the process by which a freeze-dried
powder can be prepared, either individually or through a mixture of strains with
probiotic activity, from honey or
agave syrups.