Indigenous Fermented Milk Products- a Microbiological Study in Bhagalpur Town

Abstract

Milk is a natural secretion of the mammary glands of all mammals. Its purpose is to nourish the young of species. It is one food for which there seems to be no substitute. It is a complex mixture of lipids, proteins carbohyates and many other organic compounds and inorganic salts dissolved or dispersed in water. Milk is one of the most affordable sources of nutrients. Many people do not like to consume milk in its liquid form.