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Buffalo milk yogurt enters the US market

Yogurt made from water buffalo milk is popular in markets around the world, and now that trend is coming to the the U.S. Annabella Buffalo Creamery started out producing water buffalo milk-based mozzarella six years ago​ and branched out from there. It now makes cheese, yogurt and dessert items in small batches and flies them […]

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Científicos mexicanos desarrollan yogurt para disminuir la hipertensión

Está hecho a base de una leche fermentada que funciona como coadyuvante para la hipertensión. Científicos del Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo (CIAD), crearon un yogurt que ayuda a bajar la presión arterial en personas hipertensas de forma completamente natural. Yogurt que regula la presión arterial Tener sobrepeso y obesidad son los principales […]

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Epi Ingredients launches SoBenefik high-protein yogurt concept

After the launch of SoFlexi, first concept of the SoUnik range, Epi Ingredients, a subsidiary of the French company Laïta, is announcing SoBenefik, a high-protein yogurt concept produced only with ultra-filtered dairy powders. Designed to illustrate the unique features of Epi Ingredients’ offering, SoUnik is a range of on-trend finish product concepts developed to help […]

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‘MicroHibro’, recurso para detectar salmonela durante la fermentación del yogurt

Investigadores de la Universidad de Córdoba (UCO) han desarrollado un sistema basado en modelos matemáticos que predice la aparición y evolución de esta bacteria en productos lácteos caseros según las condiciones de temperatura e higiénicas del alimento. Dichas guías se integran en una herramienta gratuita denominada ‘MicroHibro’, creada para alertar del riesgo bacteriano. Científicos del […]

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Study looks at adding protein-based sweetener MNEI to yogurt

Could a modified protein be a suitable sweetener for yogurt? Researchers in Italy investigated the potential of using a protein from a berry to sweeten yogurt, with mixed results. Sweeteners and flavors are generally added to yogurts; the natural compound generally associated with sweet taste is sucrose. Artificial sweeteners Several studies and reports show consumers […]

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Yogurt found to boost mineral density in bones

Yogurt is known as a rich source of calcium, magnesium, B vitamins, protein, branched-chain amino acids, bioactive peptides and probiotics – and all of these might contribute to musculoskeletal health, a study recently published in the Osteoporosis International journal has noted. Results of the 12-year Framingham Offspring Study showed that yogurt intake was associated with […]

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Could probiotic ease depression? Mouse study suggests so…

Lactobacillus, a probiotic bacteria found in live­culture yogurt and sauerkraut, could reverse depressive symptoms, according to a new mouse study that researchers think could hold true in humans. The research used a combination of behavioral, molecular and computational techniques to test the role of the microbiota in depressive and ‘despair’ behaviors after noting that the […]