fermentation processes of food

Conversion of carbohydrates into alcohol and carbon dioxide. This process happens using bacteria or yeasts, or a combination of the two under anaerobic conditions. Food fermentation is also involved in the process of leavening bread and the process of producing lactic acid in foods such as dry sausages, sauerkraut, yogurt, pickles, and kimchi.

ESCO classifies fermentation processes of food under the knowledge category, specifically in the food processing subcategory.

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In our catalogue, 1 occupations list fermentation processes of food as a required or important skill. The top occupations by employment volume include food biotechnologist.

ESCO tags fermentation processes of food as a sector-specific (rooted in one industry) skill — a signal of how portable it is when you change field.

Yes — fermentation processes of food is also known as fermentation procedures of food, fermentation systems of food, the fermentation process of food, fermentation measures of food, fermentation of food processed, fermentation mechanisms of food, or fermentation of food processing. They refer to the same underlying capability in the ESCO taxonomy.

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