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fermentation
vr.tr.fermentation · thing-q41760
Let an agent handle fermentation in its biochemical and food senses by organism, product, process and safety.
Thing Registry Activities and processes ACT.PRC
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Process Which fermentation.
Type
Lactic, alcoholic.
Type
Fermentation type.
- Which type of fermentation is it? definition
- Which organisms carry it out? definition
Chemistry
Pathway.
Chemistry
Biochemistry.
- What is the pathway in general terms? definition
- What products are formed? definition
Food Fermented foods.
Making
Home fermentation.
Making
Home fermentation.
- How can this food be fermented safely at home? action
- What signs show spoilage? boundary
Safety
Hazards.
Safety
Food safety.
- What hazards exist, such as mould or gas pressure? boundary
- Is distillation legal and safe here? boundary
Industry Biotechnology.
Bioprocess
Production.
Bioprocess
Industrial fermentation.
- What is produced industrially by fermentation? definition
- How is the process controlled? definition
Scale
Capacity.
Scale
Scale.
- What scale and yields are typical? measurement
- From which source? provenance
Health Claims.
Claims
Probiotics.
Claims
Health claims.
- Is a health claim for this fermented food supported? provenance
- Is it authorised? provenance
Alcohol
Content.
Alcohol
Alcohol content.
- Does the fermented product contain alcohol? boundary
- Is it suitable for children or in pregnancy? boundary
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Activities and processes
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- ACT
- Domain
- ACT.PRC
- Other names and narrower kinds
- raking, fermentative hydrogen production, D-xylose fermentation, nitrogenous compound fermentation, glucose catabolic process to lactate, glucose catabolic process to butyrate, butyrate fermentation, amino acid fermentation, Bottle Conditioning, alkaline fermentation, wine fermentation, tobacco fermentation
What it is Filled
A metabolic process in which microorganisms or cells obtain energy from organic compounds without oxygen as the final electron acceptor, producing acids, gases or alcohol; used to make foods and drinks such as bread, yoghurt, kimchi, beer and wine, and in industry.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle fermentation in its biochemical and food senses by organism, product, process and safety.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Anaerobic energy metabolism
- Produces acids, alcohol or gas
- Used for thousands of years in food
- Needs hygiene to be safe
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Recommend unsafe home fermentation practices that can cause food poisoning.
- Assist in producing alcohol unlawfully or for sale without required licences.
- Release fermentation gases in enclosed spaces where people can be overcome.
- Mislabel alcohol content of fermented drinks.
Only with a human decision
- Changing process conditions in a commercial fermenter.
May
- Explain fermentation and its uses in food and industry.
- Monitor fermentation processes the agent is authorized to control.
Moral aspects Filled
- Poorly controlled fermentation can produce toxins and dangerous gases.
- Fermented foods are central to many cultures.
Who is affected
- Consumers
- Workers in breweries and food plants
- Food cultures
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns the process; the producer answers for each batch.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q21106344 - registry parent class
related
- metabolic process - category
- yeast and bacteria - organisms
- beer, wine, yoghurt - products
- food preservation - application
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.fermentation
- Wikidata: Q41760 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41760)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Lactic, alcoholic and other fermentations
- Fermented foods
- Industrial bioreactors
- Bubbling, souring or rising in foods and tanks.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain fermentation pathways in general terms
- make fermented foods safely
- control industrial fermentation
- assess health claims
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Contamination by harmful microbes
- Methanol risk in improper distillation
- Exploding containers from gas pressure
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Food hygiene rules
- Alcohol production licensing
- Health claims regulation
Context of use required Filled
- Energy metabolism, food preservation and production, and biotechnology.
- lactic acid fermentation
- alcoholic fermentation
- acetic fermentation
- mixed-acid and butyric fermentation
- industrial fermentation
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q41760: fermentation - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Fermentation - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should fermentation types be separate entries?
- How should fermented foods be linked?
- How should biochemical pathways be linked?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
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