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Fresh milk has a pH of 6. When it changes into curd (yoghurt), will its pH value increases or decreases? Why?

Fresh milk has a pH of 6. When it changes into curd its pH will decrease as curd contains lactic acid making the curd comparatively more acidic in nature than the fresh milk.


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