Table 1. The physicochemical characteristics of commercial yogurt

Yogurt pH Total acidity (lactic acid, g/100 mL) Turbidity1) Viscosity (mPa·s)
FM-12) 3.58±0.10i3) 0.65±0.05g 30.09±0.02k 17.80±1.98ij
FM-2 3.79±0.04g 0.54±0.00h 30.92±0.02k 21.40±0.85hi
FM-3 3.69±0.01h 0.66±0.00g 18.69±0.01o 16.80±1.13j
FM-4 4.15±0.02f 0.45±0.03i 138.99±0.18h 22.40±0.57h
FM-5 3.59±0.00i 0.67±0.01fg 19.23±0.01o 14.20±1.98j
FM-6 3.59±0.00i 0.66±0.04g 20.66±0.02n 15.80±0.28j
FM-7 3.65±0.00hi 0.64±0.04g 22.88±0.00m 14.40±0.00j
FM-8 3.46±0.00j 0.94±0.06ab 24.42±0.00l 16.60±1.41j
Mean±SD 3.69±0.21 0.65±0.14 38.23±40.97 17.43±3.02
CFM-12) 4.35±0.03cd 0.77±0.05de 167.34±0.53e 174.20±4.81a
CFM-2 4.41±0.04bc 1.02±0.01a 198.57±1.07b 53.20±0.57c
CFM-3 4.25±0.00e 0.85±0.05cd 154.79±0.59f 43.80±0.28e
CFM-4 4.28±0.01de 0.76±0.05e 69.55±0.78i 30.40±0.57g
CFM-5 4.17±0.00f 0.81±0.05de 141.40±1.07g 71.20±0.57b
CFM-6 4.44±0.06b 0.75±0.04ef 51.80±0.32j 25.20±0.57h
CFM-7 4.32±0.00de 0.91±0.00bc 185.60±0.26c 73.80±4.81b
CFM-8 4.31±0.05de 0.80±0.04de 180.39±0.78d 38.00±0.57f
CFM-9 4.56±0.01a 0.79±0.02de 214.36±0.39a 48.20±0.85d
Mean±SD 4.34±0.12 0.83±0.09 151.53±56.11 62.00±45.19
1)Turbidity was expressed by OD at 600 nm×dilution factor
2)FM, fermented milk, CFM, condensed fermented milk.
3)a-oMeans with the different superscripts in the same column are significantly different by Duncan’s multiple range test at p<0.05.