In this article we will discuss about the fermentation process of cheese. Cheese can be defined as a consolidated curd of milk solids in which milk fat is entrapped by coagulated casein. Unlike fermented milks, the physical characteristics of cheese are far removed from those of milk. This is because protein coagulation proceeds to a greater extent as a result [...]
In this article we will discuss about the fermentation process of various vegetables by lactic acid. Sauerkraut and Kimchi: Most horticultural products can be preserved by a lactic acid fermentation. In the West the most important commercially are cabbage, cucumbers and olives, although smaller amounts of others such as carrots, cauliflower, celery, okra, onions, sweet and hot peppers, and green [...]
In this article we will discuss about the fermentation process of yeasts. The yeasts are true fungi which have adopted an essentially single celled morphology reproducing asexually by budding or, in the case of Schizosaccharomyces, by fission. Although they have a simple morphology, it is probable that they are highly evolved specialists rather than primitive fungi. Their natural habitat is [...]