Preparation of fermented milks
Fermented milk was prepared as mentioned by Abd El-Tawab
(2009) with some modifications. The fresh standardized
buffalo’s milk (3.0% fat) was heated to 90 C/15 min., then
concentrated date syrup (dibs) was added at different levels
(1%, 2%, and 3%) at 50 C., rapidly cooled to 42 C., divided
into eight equal portions and each portion was separately inoculated
with starter cultures as follows: