2. Milk is contaminated by bacteria even before
it leaves the udder, although at this point
they are harmless and few in numbers.
The two main groups of bacteria in milk are
Lactic acids and coliforms. Lactic acid is the
normal bacteria present in milk and dairy
products. Coliforms are the main reason for
milk spoilage.
7. Discussion
1. Did you see a reduction of pH shortly after
starting the experiment?
2. What causes the reduction in the pH of
milk?
3. Does the speed of change in pH stay
constant over the whole experiment
period?
4. Calculate the extent of change in pH
obtained in the process.
5. What would be the results of incubating
UHT milk over the same time period?
8. School Milk Program has to be postponed for a time being
because the food poisoning case among students due to milk
spoilage. What are the factors causing the milk spoilage and
how to overcome the problems?
9. By using data
logger, we do not
need a constant
observation.
The graph can
be plotted
easily.
Low cost
because we
only use
milk.
The result can be analyzed
and interpreted easily.
Easy to perform.
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