Eli5: Why are some fermentations considered healthy (kimchi, kombucha etc) and others are not?
In: Biology
To put it bluntly Fermentation is a process of extracting energy from carbohydrates(of bacteria involved in the process) in the absence of oxygen.
There are innumerable bacteria around us, including both harmful and harmless ones.
Healthy or not depends upon the bacteria involved in the process of making.
I tried to simplify it to ELI5. Hope this helped.
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