Question

2.
What is fermentation? How is this process useful in the food and beverage
industries?​

Answer 1

Answer:

An anaerobic process through which sugar/carbohydrates are converted into alcohol/acids and carbon dioxide, is known as fermentation. It is useful in food and beverage industries because microorganisms like yeast when added in food items make the food fluffy and increases the volume.

Answer 2

Answer:

Fermentation is the process through which sugars are converted into alcohol and carbon dioxide by microorganisms like yeast.

The process of fermentation is of immense value in the food and beverage Industries. The fungi like yeast reproduce rapidly and produce carbon dioxide , which when trapped in dough or batter used for making idles or dhosas causes it to increase in volume and makes it fluffy and soft. similarly they also convert the natural sugar present in cereals and fruits into alcohol which is then used for making alcoholic beverages.