Now Viewing: yakultTag type: Copyright Yakult (ヤクルト Yakuruto) is a Japanese probiotic milk-like product made by fermenting a mixture of skimmed milk with a special strain of the bacterium Lactobacillus casei Shirota. It was created by Minoru Shirota who graduated from the Medical School of Kyoto University in 1930. In 1935, he started manufacturing and selling Yakult. Official claims state that the name is derived from jahurto, an older form of jogurto, the Esperanto word for "yogurt". Other Wiki Information Last updated: 04/11/11 8:44 PM by jedi1357 This entry is not locked and you can edit it as you see fit. |
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