Can I drink expired yogurt?

As we all know, most foods have a shelf life, especially dairy products which have a shorter shelf life and need to be consumed as soon as possible. However, many people often buy too much yogurt and fail to finish it, which causes the expiration date. But they don’t want to waste it so they just finish it. Yogurt is a fermented product, so many people are confused about whether they can drink expired yogurt. The editor will explain it to you below.

Try not to drink expired yogurt. Yogurt within its shelf life contains live bacteria, which are good for the body. Of course, yogurt needs to be refrigerated. The live bacteria in the yogurt will die if left at room temperature for a long time. Then the live bacteria in expired yogurt will naturally die, which defeats the point of drinking yogurt. However, protein and calcium are still present in expired yogurt.

If the yogurt is only 1-2 days expired, you can still try drinking it, but if it is many days expired, it is best not to drink it. When buying yogurt, we must buy recently produced ones. If the discounted product is close to its expiration date, you can buy a small amount and drink it up as soon as possible. Generally, merchants will leave room for the expiration date. It does not mean that a certain product cannot be used or eaten after the expiration date. However, for safety reasons, we should still avoid using expired products.

We are reluctant to throw away expired yogurt, so how do we tell whether we can continue to drink it? If the taste has not changed, you can continue to drink it. However, if it smells like alcohol or lees, or if it has mold or a rotten smell, etc., then you cannot drink the expired yogurt.

As we all know, the main purpose of drinking yogurt is to drink the probiotics in it, but after a long time, the probiotics will of course be almost gone, and there is no need to drink it anymore. Many people buy a lot of yogurt when they see that there are many flavors of yogurt, but they can't finish it. Therefore, it is best to develop the habit of buying only as much as you can eat, and do not buy a lot at one time to avoid expiration.