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Why milk turn sour?

Updated: 10/6/2023
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12y ago

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Pasteurized milk production:

a. Temperature treatment: < 100 degree C.

b. Packaging is not sprayed by peroxide chemical.

c. Packaging structure without aluminum foil.

d. Filling process may be open.

UHT milk production:

a. Temperature treatment: 145 degree C.

b. Packaging is sprayed by peroxide chemical.

c. Packaging is laminated with aluminum foil.

d. Filling process is close.

The above explained why UHT milk does not turn sour.

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14y ago

The pasteurization process eliminates the bacteria present in milk but does not remove the enzymes responsible for milk breakdown. These enzymes require energy to work which is why milk goes sour faster at higher temperatures.

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7y ago

Milk that requires refrigeration still has bacteria in it. The pasteurization process does not sterilize the product, but is meant to destroy targeted pathogens. Some bacteria remain and that number depends upon the original bacterial load of the raw milk. Those remaining bacteria still grow under refrigeration and will eventually sour the milk.

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12y ago

Milk bacteria use lactose as an energy source, they change it into

lactic acid, which makes the milk taste sour. For what it's worth, lactic

acid is the same substance that accumulates in our muscles during intense

"aerobic" exercise and makes them feel like they're burning. To produce

lactic acid, the bacteria must first split lactose into its two component,

simple sugars, glucose and lactose. These can diffuse into to bacterial

cells and be used as energy sources. The principal protein of milk �

casein � turns into curd in this acid environment, so another way of

describing sour milk is to say it "curdled." Both the lactose and the

protein are used by the bacteria to produce additional bacterial cells.

Eventually, other kinds of bacteria (and even molds, if air is available)

may grow in the milk and make protein derivatives that smell really bad;

this is called "putrefaction."

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7y ago

Milk has a shelf life so even if kept in a refrigerator, it can only last so long.

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14y ago

If it's not refrigerated

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12y ago

Because bacteria contaminates it.

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12y ago

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