PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a novel fermented milk that combines a dense and smooth viscosity with a rich texture without the use of stabilizers and thickeners, and to provide a method for producing the same.SOLUTION: The fermented milk according to the present invention contains a milk protein by 5.0% or more and a whey protein by 25% or more in the milk protein, and in which the average particle size of the fermented milk is 3 μm or more and 30 μm or less, and the viscosity is 1000 mPa-s or more. Thereby a fermented milk that achieves both a dense and smooth viscosity and a rich texture can be realized without using stabilizers and thickeners.SELECTED DRAWING: NoneCOPYRIGHT: (C)2020,JPO&INPIT【課題】安定剤・増粘剤を使用せずに、緻密でなめらかな粘性と濃厚な食感を両立した新規な発酵乳及びその製造方法を提供する。【解決手段】本発明による発酵乳は、乳たんぱく質を５．０％以上、前記乳たんぱく質中に乳清たんぱく質を２５％以上含み、発酵乳の平均粒子径を３μｍ以上３０μｍ以下とし、粘度を１０００ｍＰａ・ｓ以上とした。これにより、安定剤・増粘剤を使用せずに、緻密でなめらかな粘性と濃厚な食感を両立した発酵乳を実現できる。【選択図】なし
