APPLICATION OF LACTASE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PREPARATION OF DILUTED FERMENTED DAIRY PRODUCT

摘要

The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a strained fermented dairy product comprising the following successive steps: (a) providing a dairy product, (b) adding a lactase and a culture of bacteria comprising at least one strain of mesophilic lactic acid bacteria and at least one strain of thermophilic lactic acid bacteria and fermenting the dairy product to obtain a fermented dairy product, and (c) separating a liquid whey from the fermented dairy product to obtain a strained fermented dairy product. The present invention relates also to the use of a lactase for preventing the clogging of the separating device used in the preparation of a strained fermented dairy product.