The production of lactic acid through fermentation has captured substantial scientific and industrial attention due to its applications in food, pharmaceuticals, biodegradable plastics and other ...

The World Institute of Kimchi (hereinafter "WiKim") (Acting Director Dr. Choi, Hak-Jong) announced that it had identified the origin source of lactic acid bacteria involved in the fermentation of ...

Fermentation is the enzyme-catalyzed, metabolic process by which food-borne microbes break down and convert molecules such as glucose into metabolites, compounds that determine the quality and ...

Recently, a friend asked me to help her find a wine similar to one she drinks at her favorite restaurant. As always, I start by asking, "tell me what you like about the wine." She began by saying it ...

Next time you sip on a buttery Chardonnay, thank malolactic fermentation. As unglamorous as it sounds, this is an important, months-long component for many winemakers. A type of fermentation that can ...

Jungbunzlauer may be the next to invest in lactic acid and derivatives in North America. The Swiss firm already makes citric acid by fermentation of corn in Port Colborne, Ontario, and says that ...

Wine has been made by humans for about 7,000 years, and experts agree that until quite recently it may not have tasted very good. For millennia wine has been the ultimate expression of agriculture, ...