food carbohydrate fermentation
11Portal:Food/Selected ingredient — These are the pictures that are featured on the Food portal main page. If you wish to add a picture, you will be expected to make a good faith effort to address any objections to the ingredient that may be raised. Consensus must be reached for an …
12Lactic acid bacteria — The Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) comprise a clade of Gram positive, low GC, acid tolerant, non sporulating, non respiring rod or cocci that are associated by their common metabolic and physiological characteristics. These bacteria, usually found in …
13Gut flora — Escherichia coli, one of the many species of bacteria present in the human gut Gut flora consists of microorganisms that live in the digestive tracts of animals and is the largest reservoir of human flora. In this context, gut is synonymous with… …
14Pathogenic bacteria — Clostridium tetani Bacterial infection Classification and external resources MeSH …
15n-Butanol — n Butanol …
16sweetener — /sweet n euhr/, n. 1. something that sweetens, as sugar or a low calorie synthetic product used instead of sugar. 2. an added inducement: such sweeteners as tax breaks and low cost loans. [1640 50; SWEETEN + ER1] * * * ▪ food any of various …
17Streptococcus — A group of bacteria, familiarly known as strep, that can (and do) cause a multitude of diseases. The name comes from the Greek strepto meaning twisted + kokkos meaning berry, and that is exactly what Strep look like under the microscope, like a… …
18metabolism — /meuh tab euh liz euhm/, n. 1. Biol., Physiol. the sum of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which its material substance is produced, maintained, and destroyed, and by which energy is made available. Cf. anabolism, catabolism …
19Dietary fiber — Dietary fiber, dietary fibre, or sometimes roughage is the indigestible portion of plant foods having two main components: soluble (prebiotic, viscous) fiber that is readily fermented in the colon into gases and physiologically active byproducts …
20nutrition — nutritional, nutritionary, adj. nutritionally, adv. /nooh trish euhn, nyooh /, n. 1. the act or process of nourishing or of being nourished. 2. the science or study of, or a course of study in, nutrition, esp. of humans. 3. the process by which… …
