lactic acid

Noun

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a clear odorless hygroscopic syrupy carboxylic acid found in sour milk and in many fruits

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As is known, the sugar molecule as it passes through lactic acid can easily be split by purely chemical means. Eduard Buchner

A diversity of yeasts then accumulate in sufficient numbers to help complete the fermentation alongside the lactic acid bacteria. Source: Internet

After the session, the body immediately begins to reheat itself, increase circulation, and decrease inflammation by clearing toxins, lactic acid, and metabolic waste. Source: Internet

But sourdough would not be sour without a second and equally important element: bacteria, specifically the kind that feed on the sugars to produce lactic acid and other organic acids that give the bread its tang. Source: Internet

As the caustic treatment is avoided, lactic acid bacteria are only present in similar numbers to yeast and appear to be outcompeted by the abundant yeasts found on untreated olives. Source: Internet

During pasteurization, however, these lactic acid bacteria are mostly destroyed. Source: Internet

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