Fermentation Is Sometimes Used as a Means of Slowing Food

question 37

Multiple Choice

Fermentation is sometimes used as a means of slowing food spoilage.Why would fermentation lead tothis outcome?

• A)Fermentation is THE process that directly reduces sugars in food.Without sugars,bacteria cannot grow and spoil the food.
• B)Fermentation will lead to production of high levels of ethanol (95% or higher!)-ethanol will kill bacteria.
• C)Fermentation will lead to production of acidic by-products,dropping the pH of the food below a level that bacteria can tolerate.
• D)This is a trick question-fermentation actually IS food spoilage and cannot be used to prevent it under any circumstances.

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