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The immediate effect of salting shredded cabbage is to

  • A.Kill every microorganism present
  • B.Raise the pH of the shredded tissue towards neutral
  • C.Supply nitrogen to the fermenting bacteria
  • D.Draw juice out of the tissue by osmosis

Answer: D

Salt withdraws water and dissolved sugars from the plant cells, creating the brine in which the fermentation takes place and which excludes air. It does not sterilise the cabbage, which is exactly the point: the natural lactic acid bacteria must survive to do the work.

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