Manufacturing Yogurt and Fermented Milks gives a complete description of the manufacturing stages of yogurt and fermented milks from the receipt of raw materials to the packaging of the products.

Information is conveniently grouped under three categories:

• basic principles
• yogurt
• fermented milk

Basic principles covered include milk processing, ingredients, cultures, packaging, quality control, health considerations and more.

Manufacturing Yogurt and Fermented Milks addresses classification, ingredients, additives, and processing procedures. Chapters on the manufacture of fermented milks cover the procedure, packaging and other details for more than five different types of products. All manufacturing processes are supported by sound scientific, technological, and engineering principles.

Intended for professionals in the dairy industry, Manufacturing Yogurt and Fermented Milks also appeals to professors and students in dairy science for its contemporary information and experience-based applications.

Contents

Basic Background

1. History and consumption trends
2. Milk composition, physical and processing characteristics
3. Regulatory requirements for milk production, transportation, and processing
4. Regulations for product standards and labeling
5. Basic dairy processing principles
6. Starter cultures for yogurt and fermented milds
7. Laboratory analysis of fermented milks
8. Fermented dairy packaging materials

Manufacture of Yogurt

9. Yogurt: fruit preparations and flavoring materials
10. Milk and milk-based dairy ingredients
11. Ingredients for yogurt manufacture
12. Principles of yogurt processing
13. Manufacture of various types of yogurt
14. Plant cleaning and sanitizing
15. Yogurt plant: quality assurance
16. Sensory analysis of yogurt

Manufacture of fermented milks

17. Cultured buttermilk
18. Cultured/sour cream
19. Other fermented and culture-containing milks

Health Benefits

20. Functional foods and disease prevention
21. Health benefits of yogurt and fermented milks
22. Probiotics and fermented milks

Index

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