Question

What is a starter culture? Write a short note on it.

Answer 1

Milk is boiled and cooled to warm temperature to bring the yoghurt to the ideal for the starter culture. The starter cultures in yoghurt are Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus. The function of the starter cultures is to ferment lactose (milk sugar) to produce lactic acid. The function of the starter cultures is to ferment lactose (milk sugar) to produce lactic acid. The main (starter) cultures in yoghurt are Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus. The function of the starter cultures is to ferment lactose (milk sugar) to produce lactic acid. The increase in lactic acid decreases pH and causes the milk to clot, thus giving dense consistency to yoghurt.