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Fresh milk has a pH of 6. When it changes into curd (yoghurt), will its pH value increase or decrease? Why?

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Fresh milk has a pH of 6, before conversion. When milk is turned into curd then its pH value will decrease due to the production of lactic acid in curd which is acidic in nature.

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