FERMENTATION THE ADVANCED CULTURE
FERMENTATION THE ADVANCED CULTURE BY VYSHNAVI, ON AUGUST 2019 Fermentation is a natural process of decomposition rotting to preserve food, to make it easy to digest, or lend it a strong, tangier [sometimes literally intoxicating] flavor. Some tiny organisms like yeasts, molds, or bacteria consume food for energy they convert carbohydrates like starch and sugar into alcohol or acids. The production of waste products of each organism impacts some desirable characters. For example; lactic acid gives pungency to cheese and ethanol give mild kick and aroma to beer. The human role in fermentation is to maintain proper conditions for rotting, and preventing growth of undesirable bacteria and maintaining temperature [some like warm temp; while ...