A DOCTOR has revealed the very good reason why you should never drain the gross pool of liquid that forms on top of yoghurt.
Dr Karan, form the UK, took to social media to share the facts, and it’s blown people’s minds.
Most of us are guilty of chucking out food if it looks a bit funny, even if it’s totally okay to eat, and when yoghurt forms a water liquid on top, it’s one of the first to get put in the bin.
While it does look gross, there’s actually a good reason for keeping it.
Don’t be so quick to drain it off thinking your yoghurt has gone bad
Dr Karan Raj
Speaking to his 5.3 million TikTok followers, Dr Karan Raj of Sunderland University claimed the mysterious liquid is actually jam-packed with vital nutrients and vitamins.
Have you ever noticed a watery pool of liquid on top of your yoghurt?” he asked.
“Don’t be so quick to drain it off thinking your yoghurt has gone bad.
“This mysterious puddle is full of essential nutrients – protein, calcium, B12, even probiotics – as well as a bunch of other minerals.”
In fact, the puddle even has a name – ‘whey’.
The doctor explained t’s formed when milk undergoes ‘coagulation’ – the process in which it’s thickened to become cheese or yoghurt.
Some of the milk can solidify and form into ‘curds’ – being the more solid parts of cheese or yoghurt – liquid whey is formed too.
He continued: “The longer you leave your yoghurt undisturbed, the more likely it is that whey will build up and rise to the top, and leave a watery film.
The whey makes yoghurt much thinner in consistency – which is why you rarely find it on Greek yoghurts which have been strained of whey for a thicker consistency.
“You’re more likely to get this yoghurt pee from non-Greek yoghurts – especially those without added stabilisers,” he added. “But otherwise, stir it back in and enjoy.”
The clip has since gone viral on his TikTok account @dr.karanr with over 170k views and 4,000 likes.
People were quick to take to the comments stunned by the science behind the yoghurt puddle.
Mind-blowing food facts
- Honey is technically bee vomit. The forager bee takes the nectar back to the hive, it regurgitates the nectar into the honey stomach of the “processor” bee near the entrance to the hive, which regurgitates it on the hive and allows it to ripen.
- Almonds are technically seeds, not nuts as they grow in a a fleshy fruit with a stony endocarp.
- Crackers have holes in them to prevents air bubbles from ruining the product when baking.
- The spice paprika is literally just red peppers that are dried and crushed.
- Expiration dates on bottle water has nothing to do with the liquid, rather the bottle itself as plastic breaks down over time.
One person wrote: “Oh no!!! I’ve thrown sooo much away.”
Another commented: “No whey!! I didn’t know that!”
“I’ll mix it from now on,” penned a third.
Meanwhile a fourth said: “I ALWAYS poured it away but now I will stir.”
“I did not know this!! I always tip it away,” claimed a fifth
Someone else added: “I just throw it in bin thinking it’s gone off phahahah.”
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