Process for preparing an acidified milk product

A process for preparing a spoonable or drinkable acidified milk product, wherein the spoonable or drinkable acidified milk product is yoghurt, set-type yoghurt, stirred yoghurt, strained yoghurt, drinking yoghurt, kefir, or buttermilk, wherein the process comprises the steps of:

• (a) treating a milk substrate with a transglutaminase and a trypsin-like or lysine-specific endopeptidase;
• and
• (b) acidifying the milk substrate by incubating with glucono delta-lactone (GDL) and/or a lactic acid bacterium to produce the acidified milk product;
• wherein the step (a) is performed before or during the step (b).