Different Types of Sour Milk

Master Agricultural Microbiology – Notes, Case Studies & Practical Insights – with Rahul

Different Types of Sour Milk

Bacteria used (starter)	Fermented milk (Milk based beverage)	Characteristics	Country where used
Streptococcus lactis	Dahi or Curd	Sour & soft semifluid drink	Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan
S. acidophilus	Acidophilus milk	Sour & liquid	South East Asian Country
S. thermophilus & Lactobacillus bulgaricus	Yoghurt	Custard like semi fluid	Europe & Japan
S. Lactis and Lactobacillus bulgaricus	Kuomiss	Grey drink	Japan

The nature of the milk product in the above table depends on following factor;