Yogurt Case Study

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Yogurt is traditionally made from the addition of Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus to fresh milk to ferment the milk sugar lactose into lactic acid. Yogurt is a healthy choice to add to the diet as it contains essential nutrients such as protein, calcium and vitamin D. Yogurt is a very versatile product as it can come in many different flavours, textures, and with or without added fruit. Yogurt can also be made into probiotics by cooling the yogurt after fermentation, the bacteria stay alive and the yogurt product is classified as containing 'live ' cultures. These probiotics food products are beneficial to the gut and can enhance a healthy digestive system. Many yogurts have different components added to them to enhance flavour, texture and appearance of the yogurt. They may contain addition of sugars, fruit, additives, stabilisers, sweeteners and some are labelled organic. Mancinelli. K., (2014).The taste and texture of the yogurt differs depending of the type of culture, the type and amount of milk used, temperature and fermentation process.

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Yogurts can be consumed as part of a meal or as a snack. Milk can be fermented in different ways resulting in different types of milk such as live yogurts, probiotics and bio-yogurts. Live yogurts contain harmless bacteria which are combined to milk. Probiotic yogurts contain live probiotic bacteria which is beneficial to gut health and help to maintain a healthy immune and digestive system. Bio-yogurts are made using bifidobacteria or lactobacillus acidophilius and are proved to enhance good

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