what’s the difference between the fermenting process that results into wine, vinegar, and just plain spoiled food?

Question

They all involve bacteria, yes? So why are some palatable and others harmful?

In: Chemistry

Answer 1

> they all involve bacteria

What made you think all microbes are bad? Some are good.

All mammals are mammals, but, some mammals will do bad things to you (like bite you) and some won’t.

So of course some things will be palatable and some won’t. Just like some plants are palatable (sugar, apple) and some aren’t (tree bark, dried maple leaf). Some microbes do good things and tasty things.