Classification of Traditional Dairy Products

Innumerable types of traditional dairy products are prepared in our country (Table). Some of them have attained national status while many others are still very region specific. The type of a indigenous dairy product popular in an area/region chiefly depends on the following factors.

•  Quantity of milk available
•  Dietary habit of the people
•  Market demand
•  Purchasing power of the consumers
•  Religious and ceremonial occasions
•  Profitability
•  Shelf life
•  Other local conditions, such as facilities available, seasonal ban on product manufacture, etc.

Classification of traditional milk products