Three Stages in the Fermentation of Cocoa Beans for Chocolate

question 70

Multiple Choice

Three stages in the fermentation of cocoa beans for chocolate are (in order) :

• A) Bacillus, lactic acid bacteria, yeasts
• B) acetic acid bacteria, yeasts, lactic acid bacteria
• C) yeasts, lactic acid bacteria, acetic acid bacteria
• D) Leuconostoc, Bacillus, Rhizopus
• E) Leuconostoc, Bacillus, yeast

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