Pakistan Journal of Nutrition1680-51941994-7984Asian Network for Scientific Information10.3923/pjn.2016.155.158KhanHaider ShahMohammad Amin ShahJunaid Ali 22016152This study aimed to propagate starter culture locally for yogurt preparation and conduction of sensory evaluation trials for testing the quality of developed starter culture. Experiments were conducted to select the strains of Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus having most suitable properties for preparation of quality yogurt. The selection criteria included lactic acid production ability and aroma production. To propagate the starter culture whey based medium was found to successfully support the growth of desirable bacterial isolates and, therefore, used to propagate the yogurt culture. The propagated culture was then used for preparation of yogurt and sensorial evaluation of the yogurt was done. The results indicated that the yogurt was liked very much in terms of colour, texture, flavour and taste. Finally a comparative sensory evaluation was done between a sample of local dahi and yogurt prepared from locally propagated culture. It was observed that the yogurt prepared from locally propagated culture was significantly better in quality as compared to yogurt (dahi) prepared by traditional method.]]>Anjum, R.R., T. Zahoor and S. Akhtar,2007183541Elli, M., M.L. Callegari, S. Ferrari, E. Bessi, D. Cattivelli, S. Soldi and L. Morelli,20067251135117Farnworth, E.R., I. Mainville, M.P. Desjardins, N. Gardner, I. Fliss and C. Champagne,2007116174181Masud, T., K. Sultana and M.A. Shah,19914329331GOP.,20132013Soomro, A.H. and T. Masud,2008Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus on the basis of technological properties.]]>586771Younus, S., T. Masud and T. Aziz,20021226230Wichchukit, S. and M. O'Mahony,20159521672178