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    Sep 30, 2009, 12:34 PM
    Probiotic culture
    Hi there,

    This is my first post, and having heard of this site, I think this is very useful in terms of getting some answers down. I have a question in regards to probiotic a&b culture. I just bought a yogurt and was having trouble whether I should eat it or not. Is Probiotic culture vegetarian. I heard they are living organism. What does that mean. Any inputs. Thanks
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    Sep 30, 2009, 01:38 PM

    Probiotic culture is dairy derivative, tohru29, a micor-organism, not a living organism as in animals. If you are a vegan who can eat dairy, then that is what yogurt is.

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    Oct 4, 2009, 09:19 PM

    So is it all right to eat for vegetarians. I don't quite get what is micro-organisms. Can you explain that.
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    Oct 5, 2009, 03:50 AM

    Our intestinal tracts already carry microorganisms, some more then others. They are called healthy bacteria that enables are system to process our food property. This expanation is from Wikipedia:

    Microorganisms are very diverse; they include bacteria, fungi, archaea, and protists; microscopic plants (called green algae); and animals such as plankton and the planarian. Some microbiologists also include viruses, but others consider these as non-living.[1][2] Most microorganisms are unicellular (single-celled), but this is not universal, since some multicellular organisms are microscopic, while some unicellular protists and bacteria, like Thiomargarita namibiensis, are macroscopic and visible to the naked eye.[3]
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