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Princeton's WordNet

  1. yogurt, yoghurt, yoghourt(noun)

    a custard-like food made from curdled milk

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. yoghurt(noun)ˈyoʊ gə

    a thick liquid food made from milk

    strawberry yogurt


  1. Yogurt

    Yogurt, yoghurt, or yoghourt is a fermented milk product produced by bacterial fermentation of milk. The bacteria used to make yogurt are known as "yogurt cultures". Fermentation of lactose by these bacteria produces lactic acid, which acts on milk protein to give yogurt its texture and its characteristic tang. Worldwide, cow's milk, the protein of which is mainly casein, is most commonly used to make yogurt. Milk from water buffalo, goats, ewes, mares, camels, and yaks however, is also used to produce yogurt in various parts of the world. Dairy yogurt is produced using a culture of Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus bacteria. In addition, other lactobacilli and bifidobacteria are also sometimes added during or after culturing yogurt. Some countries require yogurt to contain a certain amount of colony-forming units of microorganisms. In Western culture, the milk is first heated to about 80 °C to kill any undesirable bacteria and to denature the milk proteins so that they set together rather than form curds. In some places, such as parts of India & Bangladesh curds are a desired component and milk is not pasteurized but boiled.

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a type of semi-liquid food made from fermented milk.

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