Does freezing yogurt destroy Live Cultures?
According to Stonyfield, No!
“You can freeze a cup of yogurt. A cup of yogurt that has been frozen and thawed will have a different look and texture than fresh yogurt. The cultures become dormant when frozen, but once thawed either in the refrigerator or by your body heat when ingested; they will become live and active once again. There will be a few cultures that do die, but there are so many billions in our products, that it is truly insignificant.”
Elaine’s view: [Thanks kplatt]
What happens if I freeze the yoghurt?
You lose some, but not all of the probiotic benefit of the bacteria, because
some of them will be killed in the freezing process.
I would also add that from my experience in trying to figure out what is
happening with probiotics, a lot of what is published is merely information from
in vitro (petri dish or test tube) experiments.
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