FOOD PROCESSING AND PRESERVATION
FERMENTATION
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Question
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The two products of yeast fermentation are alcohol and CO₂ and this process is utilized in the ____ & ____ industries
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exercise & fitness
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brewery & winery
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nutrition & cooking
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Brewing is the sole major commercial use of hops. Yeast is the microorganism that is responsible for fermentation in beer. Yeast metabolises the sugars extracted from grains, which produces alcohol and carbon dioxide, and thereby turns wort into beer.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the process, yeasts break molecules of pyruvate, leading to the metabolism of glucose referred to as glycolysis into sugars or starch down to molecules of carbon dioxide and alcohol. Alcoholic fermentation produces beer and wine.
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