Now, whether it is a big supermarket or a small shop, all kinds of yogurt are really dazzling: plain yogurt, flavored yogurt, reconstituted milk, lactic acid bacteria, lactic acid drinks... can you tell them all? Do you know if you are buying "real" yogurt or "fake" yogurt?
yogurt
yogurt is a kind of milk product that is made of milk as raw material, after pasteurization, beneficial bacteria (leavers) are added to the milk, and after fermentation, it is cooled and filled. Most yogurt products on the market are solidified, stirred, and fruity with various fruit juices and jams.
Do you know the difference between them?
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plain yogurt VS flavored yogurt
plain yogurt: only basic raw materials, probiotics and additives.
flavored yogurt : There are fruits, cereals, sugar and other additives.
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yogurt VS fermented milk
yogurt: only Streptococcus thermophages and Lactobacillus bulgaricus are the two most common bacteria.
Fermented milk: On the basis of yogurt, 3 or more probiotics are added to ferment. Such as Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus casei and so on.
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Flavored Yogurt VS Flavored Fermented Milk
Flavored Yogurt : In addition to milk/milk powder, other ingredients are added to the yogurt, such as food additives, fruit, oats or other grains.
flavored fermented milk : In addition to milk/milk powder, after inoculation and fermentation, other ingredients are added, and there is no restriction on bacteria.
When buying yogurt, look for the three words
If you want to know whether the dairy products you bought are real yogurt, you just need to see if there are three words "fermented milk" on the package.
The technical term corresponding to ordinary yogurt is "fermented milk", which refers to a product made by fermenting pure cow (goat) milk with lactic acid bacteria, without adding any additives such as spices and thickeners.
And, if you want to choose a really good yogurt, you must look for a number, that is, the protein content is ≥2.3g/100g.
Buy yogurt to avoid the word "flavor"
Most of the yogurt in the supermarket has the word "flavor", this does not refer to the taste, but the merchant adds other ingredients to improve the taste and nutrition of the yogurt , Compared to vegetables, grains, fruit pieces, nutritional supplements, additives, etc.
Of course, sugar is most often added. Therefore, in flavored fermented milk, the sugar and fat content will be higher than that of yogurt, but the taste and taste of drinking are much better.
Don't look at the difference between a few words, it's actually a huge difference between nutritional value and health!
Distinguish between genuine and fake yogurt
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Look at the ingredient list
The content of raw materials is ranked from high to low. The first is raw milk to prove that it contains the most. If you see water in the first row of the yogurt ingredient list, it is very likely You have bought a yogurt-flavored drink.
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See protein content
The protein content of lactic acid bacteria beverage is generally between 0.7% and 1.0%, while the protein content of yogurt products needs to be ≥2.3%.
Drinking three or four bottles of yogurt with such a low protein content is not as good as a bottle of serious yogurt.
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to see if it needs to be refrigerated
yogurt is generally divided into two types, one is the low-temperature yogurt that needs to be refrigerated, which is also called viable yogurt. The other is room temperature yogurt, also called sterilized yogurt, which basically does not contain active lactic acid bacteria.
Why should we eliminate the beneficial lactic acid bacteria, because yogurt has a longer shelf life at room temperature, lower storage and transportation costs, and is convenient for sale.
The biggest difference between live yogurt and sterilized yogurt is the lack of "lactic acid bacteria" that need to survive at low temperatures.
In addition to this, other nutrients in yogurt, such as protein, calcium, and vitamins, are almost the same. Therefore, room temperature yogurt is also a good choice for people who are inconvenient to refrigerate and cannot drink cold yogurt.
Therefore, if you want to eat probiotics, you have to choose refrigerated yogurt.
buy "real yogurt", have you learned?
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