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Yogurt as we know it today actually has a very long history. Yogurt is one of the fermentation products with sour and sweet taste. In some countries, it was known as the yogurt different, for example Jugurt (Turkey), Zabady (Egypt, Sudan), Dahee (India), Cieddu (Italy), and Filmjolk (Scandinavia).

Yogurt contains live bacteria as probiotics, ie microbes from foods that are beneficial for micro flora in the digestive tract. So far the type most common probiotics are lactic acid bacteria belong to the Lactobacillus bulgaricus, Streptococcus themophilus, and Lactobacillus casei.

The concept of probiotics has been known since 2000 years ago. It is said that history, merchants from Turkey carrying milk in a bag of sheep intestines as the journey. Because the sun and exposed to the cold desert milk gradually turned into a solid mass. It was also changed, to be sour but very refreshing. Read the rest of this entry »