Inoculum to Prepare Curd

What is Inoculum:

Inoculum is a substance used for inoculation. The plural of inoculum is inocula.

Inoculum is a biological material that is introduced into a medium to cause a reaction or to increase immunity to a disease. It can be used in a variety of fields, including medicine, microbiology, and industrial microbiology.

Examples of Inoculum:

In medicine: A substance that is introduced into the body to increase immunity to a disease, such as a vaccine.

In microbiology: Cells, tissue, or viruses that are used to inoculate a new culture.

In industrial microbiology: A substance that is introduced into a fermentation medium to produce products like enzymes, drugs, and food products.

Inoculum to Prepare Curd:

Inoculum to prepare curd is a starter culture that contains millions of lactic acid bacteria (LAB). It's added to fresh milk to convert it into curd.

How it works:

The LAB (Lactic Acid Bacteria) in the inoculum multiplies at a suitable temperature.

The LAB produce lactic acid, which coagulates and partially digests the milk protein casein.

This process converts the milk into curd.

Other uses of LAB:

LAB are also used to make other milk products like butter and vinegar.

How to make curd without inoculums:

You can add a few pieces of fresh ginger skin or a dry red chilli with its stalk to lukewarm milk.

Cover the bowl and let it sit for about 12 hours.