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Fermented milk from Armenia

Acidophilin (atsidofilin)ацидофилин

Acidophilin is a Soviet-era cultured milk soured with three starters in equal parts, the acidophilus bacterium, lactococci and a starter grown on kefir grains. It tastes slightly sharp and refreshing, and the standard allows a yeasty note and a few gas holes. The interstate standard GOST 31668-2012 defines it and sets its acidity.

Fully documentedFermented milk6 h – 8 h

Recipe

Acidophilin (atsidofilin), a photo from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Off-shell, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
No fixed amounts recordedIndustrial product. GOST 31668-2012 fixes the starters (equal parts) and the finished composition, not batch amounts.
Cow's milk, raw milk of no more than 20 °T acidity, or skimmed, concentrated or dried milk[gost31668]
Lactobacillus acidophilus starterOne of three starters used in equal parts[gost31668]
Lactococcus starter[gost31668]
Starter made on kefir grains[gost31668]
Starterdefined culture (L. acidophilus, lactococci and kefir-grain starter in equal parts)

Total time across the recorded steps: 6 h – 8 h

Start
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88–92 °C

What changes: The milk is pasteurised, then cooled for the starters

Step 1 of 4
Pasteurise and cool the milk
Time
Not documented
Temperature
88–92 °C
Reported
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented
Which microbes the steps name, step by step
L. acidophilus

The standard requires the heat treatment to meet the customs-union regulations but sets no temperature itself. Output: pasteurised milk.

Flavour
Not documented
Texture
Not documented
Colour
Not documented

Microbes at work in this step

most bacteria killed

Method

Measured measured in a studySet fixed by a specification or tested recipeReported one source reports itTypical a general value, not sourced for this fermentUnconfirmed not yet checked against a source

At a glance

Acidophilin is a Soviet-era cultured milk soured with three starters in equal parts, the acidophilus bacterium, lactococci and a starter grown on kefir grains. It tastes slightly sharp and refreshing, and the standard allows a yeasty note and a few gas holes. The interstate standard GOST 31668-2012 defines it and sets its acidity. Made in 4 steps over 6 h – 8 h. The longest step, ferment, takes 6–8 h (MilkLife (milklife.by) 2021) and runs at 31–35 °C (Patent RU 2102898 C1 1996). Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactococci do most of the fermenting.

Key numbers
Main step6–8 hReported[milklife]Ferment
Temperature31–35 °CReported[ru2102898]Ferment

What makes this one different

Acidophilin uses L. acidophilus like acidophilus milk, but adds lactococci and a kefir-grain starter in equal parts. The standard allows it a yeasty note and a few gas holes.

Related ferments

Variants

  • Acidophilus milk, acidophilus prostokvasha and acidophilus pasteru.wikipedia says these are made alongside acidophilin.

Safety

The milk is pasteurised and the product is soured to 75–130 °T. GOST 31668-2012 requires it to be kept at 4 ± 2 °C, with the shelf life set by the maker.

History and sources

Every number is labelled with how it is known. How this atlas is made

Production was first set up in the 1930s in the Armenian SSR by Levon A. Yerzinkyan, the inventor of Narine, and in some socialist countries (ru.wikipedia). The current interstate standard, GOST 31668-2012, came into force in 2013 and was amended in 2016.

  1. [gost31668] GOST 31668-2012, Ацидофилин. Технические условия (Acidophilin, specifications), interstate standard, with Amendment No. 1 of 2016spec
  2. [ru2102898] Patent RU 2102898 C1, Способ получения ацидофилина (Method of making acidophilin), filed 1996-07-16, published 1998-01-27other
  3. [milklife] MilkLife (milklife.by), Производство ацидофильных кисломолочных напитков (Production of acidophilic fermented milk drinks), 15 December 2021web
  4. [wp-ru] ru.wikipedia, Ацидофилин (citing Tovarny slovar vol. 1, 1956; patent RU 2102898)wiki