Fermentation is sometimes used as a means of slowing food-spoilage. Why would fe

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Fermentation is sometimes used as a means of slowing food-spoilage. Why would fermentation lead to this outcome? A. Fermentation is THE process that directly reduces sugars in food. Without sugars, bacteria cannot grow and spoil the food. B. Fermentation will lead to production of high levels of ethanol (95% or higher) -ethanol will kill bacteria. C. Fermentation will lead to production of acidic byproducts, dropping the pH of the food below a level thet bacteria can not tolerate. D. This is a trick question-fermentation actually IS food spoilage and cannot be used to prevent it under any circumstances.

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. Fermentation will lead to production of high levels of ethanol (95% or higher) -ethanol will kill bacteria.

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