Wuetal.(2001) demonstrated that water holding capacity was
related to the ability oftheproteinstoretainwaterwithintheyo-
gurtstructure.Theseresearchersfurthersuggestedthatfatglob-
ulesinthemilkmayalsoplayanimportantroleinretaining
water.Inthisstudy,plainyogurtsdemonstratedsignificantlyhigh-
erwaterholdingcapacitycomparedtostirredfruityogurts,possi-
blyreflectingthehigherproteinandfatcontentoftheplainyogurt
comparedtofruityogurt(Table2).