This is a technical question about yogurt.?

Question

I'm talking about the natural one full of all that good bacteria. Bacteria multiply, right? So, if my yogurt has a best before date (and it does) can too many good bacteria be bad for you? Or, do bad bacteria start to grow and then fight with and kill off all the good ones? Can some nice scientific food person answer this for me, please?

Answer 1

No. These bacteria don't muliply or eat other bacteria. Live and active cultures refer to the living organisms Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus, which convert pasteurized milk to yogurt during fermentation. All yogurts are required to be made with these two cultures. In addition, some yogurts contain Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bifidus and other cultures. In heat-treated yogurt, these cultures are killed during post-fermentation heating.

A very important difference among yogurts is whether they contain live and active cultures. Although all yogurts initially contain live and active cultures, some are heated after they are made, thereby destroying the cultures. Also, some yogurts are initially formulated with a low level of cultures. Consumers can be certain they are getting yogurt with significant levels of live and active cultures by looking for the National Yogurt Association (NYA) Live & Active Cultures Yogurt seal on the package.

AS MAY AS 500 SPECIES OF bacteria call your digestive system home. While you may be familiar with the unfortunate effects of bad bacteria--like vomiting and diarrhea--some bacteria are actually good for you. These beneficial bacteria are called probiotics, which means "for life."

Your diet and lifestyle largely dictate whether there are more good bacteria than bad bacteria populating your digestive system. You want higher numbers of probiotics because of all the good they do: They produce vitamin A and the B vitamins, enhance your absorption of nutrients, help you digest food properly, and stimulate your body's production of immune-boosting substances like IgA (immunoglobulin antibodies). They also crowd out bad bacteria.

But that's not all. Probiotics can do more for certain people. If you take antibiotics or have high cholesterol, for example, these good guys work to bring your body back into balance. Here we detail five reasons why you may benefit from adding probiotics to your diet.

when you buy a container of yogurt, you are effectively purchasing an ongoing chemical process. Allowing this process to continue unchecked (i.e., leaving the yogurt alone for three weeks) will result in a lot of dead bacteria and lactic acid. The yogurt will taste sour. Feel free to try. Eating sour yogurt is not bad for you unless your lactose intollerant.

Some yogurts are pasteurized, meaning the bacteria have been killed through heat. Since this halts the fermentation process, the yogurt should last longer and may not have to be refrigerated. If your power goes out for a couple of hours, you probably don't have to throw out your yogurt. But check the expiration dates just to be safe.

Answer 2

Yogurt is a western name for Curds. Give me some curds. I will show how to eat it. We make Raita or salads out of curds. Add few drops of lemon to milk...curds is ready within an hour. For sour curds leave it overnight.

Answer 3

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