Articles for tag: Clostridium Difficile, Fermentation

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Beneficial Microorganisms

Beneficial Microorganisms Microorganisms and food are often thought of as a deadly, or at least highly sickening, combination. Often the microorganisms that one would connect with food are those that cause illness such as Escherichia coli or Salmonella. However, there are many microorganisms in food that are beneficial. These bacteria help contribute to the taste, ...

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How to Make Dandelion Beer

You can make your very own dandelion beer at home easily and very inexpensively. In only ten days, you can have a batch of homemade dandelion beer made from this beautiful herb that you once thought was a menace to your lawn. What You Need to Make Dandelion Beer You’ll only need a few simple ...

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Louis Pasteur: The Father of Microbiology

“Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world. Science is the highest personification of the nation because that nation will remain the first which carries the furthest the works of thought and intelligence. ” -Louis Pasteur Throughout the centuries, science has aided in the capabilities and ...

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Chocolate Fermentation

Hershey’s and Dove chocolate are two very well known types of chocolate. These delicious morsels are the result of a long, pain-staking process. While soil characteristics vary drastically among locations of cocoa farms, the plantations are usually located where the drainage moderates the wet and dry climate seasons. The soil must also not be acidic ...

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How to Make Fermented Fruit

Fermentation is the biological process whereby yeast converts sugar to alcohol and carbon dioxide. Fermentation is the basis for the production of nearly all consumer alcohol products, but it is possible to use fermentation at home to produce a delicious alcohol based fruit topping that can be used on ice cream or cakes. The end ...

Why You Need to Consume Fermented Food Products

Fermentation is the oldest of all food biotechnologies we know of. Since ancient days, dating back to the prehistoric periods, man has been known to ferment cereals to produce alcoholic drinks such as bear and wine. Through the effect alcohol has on us, fermentation was attacked especially from the Christian world, but recent research has ...