Yogurt is a dairy product created from milk that has been fermented by bacteria

                                                                          

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Yogurt is a dairy product made from the fermentation of milk by bacteria. Yogurt cultures are the bacteria that are used to manufacture yoghurt. These bacteria make lactic acid by fermenting carbohydrates in milk, which reacts with milk protein to give yoghurt its texture and acidic flavour. The most frequent milk used to produce yoghurt is cow's milk. Yogurt is also made from the milk of water buffalo, goats, ewes, mares, camels, and yaks. The milk used may or may not have been homogenised. It can be raw or pasteurised. Each variety of milk yields a distinct set of outcomes.

Yogurt is a centuries-old food. The first signs of it were discovered in the Neolithic period, between 10 000 and 5 000 BCE, when nomadic people were transitioning to a new way of life and the beginnings of agriculture gradually led to sedentary existence. Domesticating animals such as cows, goats, buffalo, yaks, and camels, which provide milk, was also becoming popular at the time.


In the 2000s, a number of plant-based yoghurt replacements arose, employing soy milk, rice milk, and fermented nut milks such almond milk and coconut milk. These goods may be suitable for those with lactose intolerance or vegetarians or vegans who prefer plant-based cuisine. Plant-based milks differ from dairy milk in terms of structure and composition. Though they can be used to manufacture numerous items that are comparable to those made with dairy, the flavour and feel are not the same. "Soy, almond, [and] coconut yoghurts, for example, do not have the same delicate and smooth structure as traditional yoghurts." As lactose (the diet of Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus bulgaricus) is absent in plant-based milks, plant-based products typically contain bacterial strains other than Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, and Bifidobacterium bifidum. Gums, stabilisers, high-intensity sweeteners, and artificial colours may be found in plant-based goods, and they may contain gums, stabilisers, and high-intensity sweeteners.