World's oldest cheese has been identified, dating back 3,600 years. Cow and goat DNA, as well as the bacterium Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens, has indicated that these clumps were in fact kefir cheese, providing insight into the history and evolution of probiotics and human health.
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New Atlas
World's oldest cheese has been identified, dating back 3,600 years
Bizarre clumps of organic matter found buried alongside Bronze Age mummies in northwestern China have now been identified as cheese. After a decade's work, DNA analysis has finally uncovered its origins, making it the most ancient cheese ever found, dating…
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