We don’t usually get sick from eating fermented foods like kefir and Kimchi, and it is known that there are some health benefits from eating them for our gut health. BUT we often get sick from drinking spoiled milk or eating rotting meat and vegetables. What is the difference between food being “fermented” and food being “spoiled”?
In: Biology
Fermentation is the breakdown of carbs into other substances, such as alcohol, whereas spoiling is bacteria eating the food and leaving behind waste that makes us sick, or fungus eating the food and growing unchecked.
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