This expert also cites an example of “homemade” sticky rice yogurt using fermented glutinous rice. Because of the nature of this dish, people mix light wine into yogurt.
Similarly, some other types of fermented products can also cause breath alcohol content, such as fermented fruit juices.
“However, only some of the products of fermentation produce alcohol. For example, Kombucha fermented tea will have a very small percentage of alcohol, some have no alcohol at all.”Dr. Minh analyzed.
Many foods containing starch and sugar can be easily converted into ethanol after consumption (Image: Getty).
According to Dr. Minh, fruits with high sugar content, when overripe, have a small amount of ethanol, for example juices can contain up to 1% ethanol.
In addition, many foods containing starches and sugars can be easily converted into ethanol after consumption.
This expert also pointed out, ethanol is a product of direct metabolism from acetaldehyde, which acetaldehyde is derived from glucose, is the most important metabolite that helps all organisms generate energy to function through respiration. .
In particular, when consuming foods with a large percentage of carbohydrates (rich in carbs), the ability to convert to ethanol after absorption into the body is high.
In addition to foods, according to experts, ethanol is also a common excipient in drug preparation, used as a solvent to extract natural compounds from medicinal herbs, so in liquid drugs such as Cough syrup is also very easy to encounter ethanol.
In addition, alcohol-containing mouthwashes can also cause alcohol levels to appear in the breath. However, this amount of alcohol is very volatile and will disappear completely after a short time.
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