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Fermented vs Fermentable - What's the difference?

fermented | fermentable |

As adjectives the difference between fermented and fermentable

is that fermented is produced by fermentation while fermentable is able to ferment or be fermented.

As a verb fermented

is (ferment).

fermented

English

Verb

(head)
  • (ferment)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Produced by fermentation.
  • Of food or drink, turned sour due to unwanted fermentation.

    • Synonyms

    * (turned sour) sour, soured, rancid, bad

    Anagrams

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    fermentable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Able to ferment or be fermented
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=September 9, author=Joyce Wadler, title=Chew It Up, Spit It Out, Then Brew. Cheers!, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=“You need to convert the starches in the corn into fermentable sugars,” the always entertaining Mr. Calagione said by phone from his headquarters in Rehoboth Beach. }}