Importance of yogurt starter and canned goats milk?

[Guest guest]

Hi All,

I have yet another newbie question. How important is the kind of starter you

use in the yogurt? I see there are many options, including a non dairy option.

Since the casein in the yogurt is denatured during the fermenting process, I'm

guessing that would apply to the starter as well? We were GFCF before this diet

and after the intro I plan to introduce goats milk yogurt, so what I'm really

asking is how important would it be for me to use a non dairy starter culture

like pro gurt?

Also, I live in a really small town in Upstate NY and getting goats milk has

proven to be quite a challenge. I actually ordered some through the local health

food store in the next town over, but in the mean time, I found canned goats

milk at the grocery store. Could this be a substitute for fresh goats milk in a

pinch? We are moving in the next few months and I've already got a goat share

lined up, so I just need to get through the next few months with what I've got

available.

Thanks in advance.

Mommy to 4 yrs pdd-nos/asd (almost fully recovered)

and 8 months

SCD June 2007

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[Guest guest]

Hi ,m

<<Since the casein in the yogurt is denatured during the fermenting

process, I'm guessing that would apply to the starter as well?>>

If you use commericla yogurt the milk proteins would be denatured but

there would then be some larger denatured cow proteins.

If you use the dairy free starters you won't have to worry about any

cow protein.

<< We were GFCF before this diet and after the intro I plan to

introduce goats milk yogurt, so what I'm really asking is how

important would it be for me to use a non dairy starter culture like

pro gurt?>>

It is a personal choice. If you found a huge difference when you

eliminated dairy before with GFCF then you may want to consider

getting the dairy free starter. However , some have found that

they use cow yogurt and since the proteins are denatured they have no

problem with it.

<<> Also, I live in a really small town in Upstate NY and getting

goats milk has proven to be quite a challenge. I actually ordered

some through the local health food store in the next town over, but

in the mean time, I found canned goats milk at the grocery store.

Could this be a substitute for fresh goats milk in a pinch?>>

Canned goat milk is not likely to be legal. It probably has illegal

additives (gums emulsifiers etc..). Goat milk powder is okay to use

to make yogurt. Reconstitute it according to directions and use as

normal to make yogurt.

Sheila, SCD Feb. 2001, UC 23yrs, PCOD 22yrs

mom of and

[Guest guest]

Check your canned goat milk for additives, as Sheila says, but I do

remember that a former moderator, Jody G, ok'd canned goat milk.

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/pecanbread/message/45477

, mom to

[Guest guest]

Thanks ,

Your link answered my question. So disregard my follow up question about

disodium phosphate. Apparently it is legal.

Mommy to 4 yrs pdd-nos/asd (almost fully recovered)

and 8 months

SCD June 2007

Being a mom is by far the best job I've ever had.

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