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What causes fermentation?



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Fermentation is a metabolic process that converts sugars to acids, gases, and/ or alcohol. It occurs in yeast, and bacteria, but also in oxygen-starved muscle cells, as in the case of lactic acid fermentation.
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Fermentation is caused by yeast consuming sugars.
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