Yoghurt product and process using divalent cation depleted milk

摘要

Disclosed is a method for preparing a set or stirred yoghurt comprising: a) preparing a divalent-cation-depleted milk composition comprising either depleting a starting milk composition of divalent cations, or including within a starting milk composition a divalent-cation-depleted milk ingredient selected from milk, fat standardised milk, skim milk, or milk concentrate, and b) acidifying the divalent-cation-depleted milk composition with chemical acidification or lactic-acid- producing bacteria, to prepare a yoghurt, wherein the divalent cation depletion is by contacting the milk composition or ingredient with a cation exchanger to replace divalent cations in the composition or ingredient with sodium or potassium.