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Question
Milk starts to coagulate when Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) is added to warm milk as a starter. Mention any two other benefits of LAB.
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Solution
Two other benefits of Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) are:
- LAB improves the nutritional quality of curd by increasing vitamin B12.
- LAB helps in checking disease-causing microbes in the stomach.
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