@FaladeEbenezer4@peaceskincare Salt and ethanol behave very differently in food systems, and their presence has different implications.
So saying ‘there is alcohol in it, therefore gari is an alcoholic drink’ would indeed be an oversimplification.
@FaladeEbenezer4@peaceskincare In science specifically food science , we quantify rather than argue from analogies. If we’re making a claim about alcohol in gari, the appropriate evidence is an actual ethanol analysis of the finished product.
@khayor__@peaceskincare Different microorganisms use different metabolic pathways depending on the organism and the conditions. Lactic acid bacteria can convert sugars primarily into lactic acid; acetic acid bacteria can oxidize ethanol to acetic acid; and certain yeasts can produce ethanol and CO₂
@ayostin_enoch@peaceskincare During fermentation, microorganisms such as yeast can convert sugars into ethanol (alcohol) and carbon dioxide. How much alcohol remains afterward depends on some factors