Acid. Milk goes sour because of lactic acid production by bacteria.
Anything sour or tart is acid, anything bitter is alkali.
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Sour milk is more acid than nomal milk. Lower pH = acid. Higher pH = alkali.
Anything sour or tart is acid, anything bitter is alkali. Does that answer your question?
Anything sour or tart is acid, anything bitter is alkali. Does that answer your question?
Sour milk is an alkali contain different alkalis in it.
Milk is mildly acidic, pH ~ 6.5 However, when milk goes sour, it forms lactic acid , which has a pH ~ 3
Tartic acid is present in sour milk. Generally the source of tartic acid is lemon, therefore sour milk gives taste of lime. Therefore it is clear that tartic acid is there. Sometimes when we want to make Paneer from milk, we put 1 or 2 miligram tartic acid to make milk separate from water.
milk is a base but depending on the kind it can be an acid
Yes, sour milk is an acid. The lactic acid makes the milk acidic, milk is said to be sour when it is at a pH level of 4.3-4.5 (acidic) Yes, sour milk is an acid. The lactic acid makes the milk acidic, milk is said to be sour when it is at a pH level of 4.3-4.5 (acidic)
Lactic Acid.....
Tartic acid is present in sour milk. Generally the source of tartic acid is lemon, therefore sour milk gives taste of lime. Therefore it is clear that tartic acid is there. Sometimes when we want to make Paneer from milk, we put 1 or 2 miligram tartic acid to make milk separate from water.
carboxylic acid
Tartaric acid