Most of you might have heard that “Pathway to ones heart go through your gut”. This article will dive readers into one of the most preferred and healthy food that people consume i.e., Yoghurt.
Yoghurt is a fermented, milk based product. It is one of the nutritious food which helps in improving our gut health. It comes under the category of probiotic food.
Almost everyone have heard about curd. Yoghurt as well as curd have similar appearance, taste and also similar health benefits. So how does one differentiates between yoghurt and curd. The following differences might help one to differentiate between yoghurt and curd:
It’s processing involves various unit operation and these are:
Do you know that milk undergo various changes during processing into yoghurt? In this segment we’ll be going through various physical, chemical and biological changes that occur during this process.
Firstly, the most important, biological changes. The yoghurt culture multiplies into the milk, also known as probiotic. Probiotic in a yoghurt should be at least 100 million per gram.
Secondly, there are various chemical changes. As these microorganisms (probiotic) are LAB (Lactic acid bacteria), they are responsible for the conversion of milk sugar (lactose) convert into lactic acid during the fermentation of milk. This results in reduction of the pH. It generally varies between 4.0 to 4.6. There are various compounds which are developed during processing. These account for the delicious flavor of the yoghurt. These include acetaldehyde, diacetyl, acetoin, acetone, and 2-butaone
Lastly, there are also physical changes. There is a desirable textural change that occurs during the process which makes the it more appealing to consume it.
There are various health benefits of consuming yoghurt. Due to its various health benefits, its consumption is very high among the people.
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