“…This results in short shelf-life of yoghurt due to lack of body and texture. Whey separation is affected by various factors such as pH, acidity, total solid content, microbial culture, the addition of stabilizers, and hydrocolloid (Athar, Shah, & Khan, 2000;Celik & Bakirci, 2003;Koksoy & Kilic, 2004;Lee, Kim, Watkins, & Batt, 1994;Selvamuthukumaran & Farhath, 2014). Various literature cited that dried or partially dried fruit can improve the stability of yoghurt due to the low acidity and higher solid content compared with fruit juice (Athar et al, 2000;Celik & Bakirci, 2003;Sarmini, Sinniah, & Silva, 2014;Selvamuthukumaran & Farhath, 2014).…”