FOOD TECHNOLOGY

FOOD PROCESSING AND PRESERVATION

FERMENTATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Three categories of microbes can have positive uses in food are ____
A
bacteria, viruses, hyphae
B
mycelium, hyphae, spores
C
yeast, viruses, mycelium
D
bacteria, yeast, mold
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Microbes such as bacteria, molds, and yeasts are employed for the foods production and food ingredients such as production of wine, beer, bakery, and dairy products.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bacteria, molds and yeast are the most important microorganisms that cause food spoilage and also find the maximum exploitation in production of food and food products. Different strains of bacteria and fungus are used for fermentation of dairy products for production of a wide variety of cultured milk products.

Detailed explanation-3: -Food manufacturers continue to use micro-organisms today to make a wide range of food products by a process known as fermentation. Fermentation not only gives food a good taste, texture and smell, but it causes changes that reduce the growth of unwanted food microbes. This improves the food’s storage life and safety.

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