Set And Stirred Yogurt: Chemical, Nature, And Production Process

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Yogurt is a food product that is produced by bacterial fermentation of milk. This process of producing yogurt is carried out by bacteria Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophiles and strains of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacteria usually referred to as starter cultures. Lactose in milk undergo fermentation by the starter cultures. The starter culture react with milk protein to give off lactic acid which converts the milk to yogurt. Apart from milk and cultures yogurt are also made with various ingredients including sweeteners, fruits, stabilizers and flavors (Tamime and Robinson, 1999).
There are various kinds of yogurt based on chemical and physical nature, flavor and production style. The chemical nature of the yogurt …show more content…

It is permitted to set in the vessel it is sold in and not stirred. Thus the incubation and cooling occur in the package. It can be eaten plain or used in recipes (Weerathilake, et al., …show more content…

Greek-style yogurt mostly hold up perfectly when heated than usual yogurt, making it ideal for cooking. It is also known as Mediterranean-style yogurt and is regularly utilized for dips, for example, Tzatziki. A set-style yogurt with 6% M.F. makes a good alternative for Greek-style yogurt (Weerathilake, et al., 2004).

The conditions in which the yogurt is produced determines the quality of the yogurt.
The standard utilized to determine the quality of the product includes physical, microbiological, chemical and nutritional characteristics of the product. It is critical to monitor all the stages of the production process from the receiving of raw material to the packaging and storage of the end product to ensure high quality products (Tamime and Robinson, 1999).

A constructive environmental monitoring system such as Hazard Critical Control Point (HACCP) is designed and implemented to monitor and prevent microbiological hazards and contamination. Environmental monitoring systems are intended to increase shelf life, safety of food and product quality which can be directly or indirectly affected by environmental

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