FOOD PROCESSING AND PRESERVATION
FERMENTATION
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fresh dairy products
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cultured dairy products
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fermented dairy products
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Today, cultured milk products are produced by bacterial fermentation. Buttermilk, sour cream, acido-philus milk, yogurt, and some cheeses, such as blue or Roquefort and Swiss, are cultured milk products. Other cheeses also have a culture added by the manufacturer.
Detailed explanation-2: -Nonetheless, yogurt is generally defined as a cultured milk product made using Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp bulgaricus.
Detailed explanation-3: -At its most basic, yogurt is a dairy product fermented by starter cultures (basically lactic-acid-producing bacteria). These cultures convert lactose-the sugar portion of milk-to acid.
Detailed explanation-4: -Put simply, cultured dairy is a milk product that has been fermented with lactic acid bacteria.