Yogurt is milk transformed by bacterial fermentation.

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Joghurt
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Bacterial culture

Yogurt is milk transformed by bacterial fermentation.

Yogurt forms when starter bacteria ferment milk sugar into lactic acid. The resulting acidity changes milk proteins, creating a gel rather than simply thickening milk by evaporation.

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