Table 3 Cultured milk products [19]
Product | Location | Bacteria |
|---|---|---|
Acidophilus | Europe and North America | Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium bifidum |
Bulgarian, buttermilk | Europe | Lactobacillus bulgaricus |
Buttermilk | North America, Europe, Middle East, North Africa, Indian Subcontinent, and Oceania | Lactobacillus lactis subsp. cremoris, L. lactis subsp., Diacetylactis, and Leuconostoc cremoris |
Flimjolk | Europe | Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris, L. lactis, L. lactis subsp. diacetylactis, L. cremoris, Alcaligenes viscosus, and Geotrichum candidum |
Flummery | Europe and South Africa | Naturally present lactic bacteria |
Ghee | Indian subcontinent, Middle East, South Africa, and Southeast Asia | Streptococcus, Lactobacillus, and Leuconostoc spp. |
Junke | Europe | Lactococcus and Lactobacillus spp. |
Kefir | Middle East, Europe, and North Africa | Streptococcus, Lactobacillus, and Leuconostoc spp., Candida kefyr, and Kluyveromyces fragilis |
Kishk | North Africa, Middle East, Europe, Indian subcontinent, and East Asia | Streptococcus, Lactobacillus, and Leuconostoc spp. |
Kolatchen | Middle East and Europe | L. lactis, L. lactis subsp. diacetylactis, L. lactis subsp. cremoris, and S. cerevisiae |
Koumiss | Europe, Middle East, and East Asia | L. lactis, L. bulgaricus, Candida kefyr, and Torulopsis |
Kurut | North Africa, Middle East, Indian subcontinent, and East Asia | Lactobacillus and Streptococcus spp., Saccharomyces lactis, and Penicillium |
Lassi | Indian subcontinent, East Asia, Middle East, North Africa, South Africa, and Europe | Streptococcus thermophilus, L. bulgaricus, sometimes yeast |
Prokllada | Europe | Streptococcus and Lactobacillus sp. |
Sour cream | Europe, North America, Indian subcontinent, and Middle East | L. lactis subsp. cremoris, L. lacticus, subsp. diacetylactis |
Yakult | East Asia | Lactobacillus casei |
Yogurt | Worldwide | S. thermophilus and L. bulgaricus |