Explain the process of Vinegar production.

Explanation

i. Carbon compoinds present in fruit juices, maple syrup, sugar molasses, starch of roots, etc., are fermented using yeast to obtain ethanol.
ii. A mixture of bacterial straing like Acetobacter and Gluconobacter is mixed with ethanol to carry out its microbial degradation.
iii. This results in the production of acetic acid and other by-products. From this mixtute, acetic acid is separated by rarefaction.
iv. Acetic acid is bleached with the help of potassium ferrocyanide and then it is pasterized.
v. At the end of this process, a very small quantity of `SO_(2)` gas is mixed to produce vinegar.