FOOD PROCESSING AND PRESERVATION
FERMENTATION
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Question
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Yeast is involved in what type of fermentation?
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lactic acid
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alcoholic
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digestive
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Upon a strictly biochemical point of view, fermentation is a process of central metabolism in which an organism converts a carbohydrate, such as starch or sugar, into an alcohol or an acid. For example, yeast performs fermentation to obtain energy by converting sugar into alcohol.
Detailed explanation-2: -Alcoholic fermentation occurs by the action of yeast; lactic acid fermentation, by the action of bacteria.
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