Fermentation
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Fermentation is a type of anaerobic metabolism that harnesses the redox potential of the reactants to make adenosine triphosphate and organic end products. Organic molecules, such as glucose or other
Fermentation is used to produce the heme protein found in the Impossible Burger.
Louis Pasteur in his laboratory
Ethanol fermentation
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Ethanol fermentation, also called alcoholic fermentation, is a biological process which converts sugars such as glucose, fructose, and sucrose into cellular energy, producing ethanol and carbon dioxid
Fermentation
…sugars with the same atomic formula): Heterolactic fermentation is in a sense intermediate between lactic acid fermentation and other types, e.g. alcoholic fermentation. Reasons to go further and convert lactic acid into something else include: The acidity of lactic acid impedes biological processes. This can be…
Fermentation of sucrose by yeast
Grapes fermenting during wine production.
The formation of carbon dioxide – a byproduct of ethanol fermentation – causes bread to rise.
Primary fermentation cellar, Budweiser Brewery, Fort Collins, Colorado