fermentation
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Perhaps the best-known examples of fermentation are in baking and brewing, where yeast breaks down sugar into ethanol and carbon dioxide.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Precision fermentation can efficiently adjust the aesthetics, aroma or flavour of a food, but also its digestibility.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
You also need time: Almost all doughs in the book require at least an overnight fermentation to improve their flavor, rise and handling capability.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
"A higher fiber content barely altered this process, although we clearly demonstrated that sourdough fermentation converts part of the WE-AX into WU-AX."
From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026
They can no longer carry on that extraordinary and efficient cycle by which vast amounts of ATP are produced, but are thrown back on a primitive and far less efficient method, that of fermentation.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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