fermentation
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Several innovative methods for reducing livestock methane emissions target enteric fermentation, which leads to methane belches.
From Salon
This was done through various methods like sun-drying, smoking, salting, fermentation, curing, pickling and, in regions where it was cold enough, developing some kind of cool storage.
From Salon
Levels of quercetin can also differ depending on how the wine is made, including skin contact during fermentation, fining processes and aging.
From Science Daily
They are often used in the production of biofuels, pharmaceuticals, flavours and fragrances, as well as in the more well-known fermentation processes of bread-making and beer-brewing.
From Science Daily
Fermented foods have a long and illustrious history — fermentation was a biological method of food preservation long before we had refrigeration or preservatives — yet are appealing to modern sensibilities.
From Seattle Times
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