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During the conversion of milk into yoghurt, lactose sugar is changed into which compound?
AAcetic acid
BLactic acid
CCitric acid
DGluconic acid
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Lactic acid
1. Lactobacilli ferment the milk during yoghurt formation.
2. They convert lactose sugar of milk into lactic acid.
3. The acid then coagulates the milk proteins.
_Source: Balbharati (Maharashtra Board) Class 10 Science & Technology Part 2, Ch 7 "Introduction to Microbiology", p.86_
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