acidophiline
{{Short description|Type of drinkable yogurt}}
Acidophiline (Russian: ацидофилин) is a type of drinkable yogurt, with Lactobacillus acidophilus as the starter culture. Kefir yeast is also added sometimes.{{cite web|url=http://www.kulina.ru/articles/kyl_slovar/a/atsidofilin/ |title=Ацидофилин |publisher=Kulina.ru |date= |accessdate=2017-12-23}} It has antibacterial properties and is used in the former Soviet Bloc countries to treat intestinal diseases such as colitis and enterocolitis.Microbiology and Biochemistry of Cheese and Fermented Milk (ed. B. A. Law). Springer, 1997. Pages 122-123. The sweetened acidophiline was widely produced in the USSR, among other fermented milk drinks, such as kefir and ryazhenka.{{Cn|date=February 2025}}