How to Use fermented in a Sentence
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Avoid pineapples with soft spots, mold, or a fermented smell.
—Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 3 July 2026
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Jun Jun is a fermented tea made with green tea and raw honey.
—Lauren Manaker Ms, Health, 4 Mar. 2026
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The type of bacteria in fermented foods can also play a role.
—Allison Forsyth, Health, 8 Oct. 2025
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Kombucha is a fermented tea, usually made from black or green tea.
—Embry Roberts, Martha Stewart, 2 July 2026
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The process of making jang is lengthy and begins with fermented soybean blocks known as meju made in late autumn.
—Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 May 2026
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Miso is a paste made from fermented soybeans, water, salt, and a special mold called koji.
—Lauren Manaker, SELF, 18 Nov. 2025
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Some fermented foods can be high in sodium, affecting those who need to limit their intake.
—Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2026
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Tempeh is similarly pressed into blocks but is made from fermented soybeans rather than soy milk.
—Jennifer Lefton, Verywell Health, 8 Apr. 2026
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Gravity’s is crafted from its own sourdough starter, then cold-fermented for 48 hours.
—Peter St. Onge updated June 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2026
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Made with fermented fish (often anchovies) and salt, fish sauce adds unrivaled complexity to the sauce.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 24 Dec. 2025
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Tempeh Think of tempeh as tofu’s ultra-fermented cousin.
—Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 23 Feb. 2026
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Inulin is a fermentable fiber found in foods and supplements, and psyllium is a non-fermented fiber supplement.
—Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 19 Feb. 2026
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This means glucose enters the bloodstream more gradually compared to non-fermented bread made with baker’s yeast, which lacks these acids.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 11 June 2026
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But interest in fermented food is growing steadily as people become more cognizant of its far-reaching benefits for the gut.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 10 Dec. 2025
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One popular hack among wellness influencers is eating a spoonful of fermented foods, such as kimchi or yogurt, before a meal.
—Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 6 Apr. 2026
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Some fermented foods can be high in sodium or sugar (like kimchi and miso or yogurt, kefir, and kombucha, respectively), so that can be something to watch out for.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 10 Dec. 2025
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But there’s evidence that some fermented foods are beneficial even without the live microbes, Perelman said.
—Devi Shastri, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
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The great running boom of the 1970s had inspired him, and the sport offered discipline and structure to his ever more fermented days.
—Nicholas Thompson, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
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Kombucha is a fermented tea that contains some sugar, but fermentation reduces how much your body actually absorbs.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 18 Oct. 2025
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Sharing some injera, a fine bread made with fermented flour that is at the center of most Ethiopian meals, with farmers in the area will offer a chance to hear their stories and learn about their lives.
—David Escribano, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2022
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The lightweight formula is infused with fermented saururus, kukui oil, cacay oil, and squalane to soften, soothe, and deeply hydrate without leaving behind a greasy feel.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 19 June 2026
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Kombucha is a fermented tea that is typically carbonated and lightly sweetened.
—Lindsey Desoto, Health, 12 Jan. 2026
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Made of fermented soybeans, tempeh also provides probiotics and supports gut health, explains Begdache.
—Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 5 June 2026
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Kennedy is known to eat steak with fermented vegetables for breakfast and even bring his own sauerkraut to restaurants — a habit his wife, actress Cheryl Hines, joked about with The Cut.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026
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Natto Natto is a traditional Japanese food made from fermented soybeans.
—Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 26 June 2026
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Japanese natto, made from fermented soybeans, gets its signature stretchiness from bacterial cultures.
—Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
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The pizza dough was dialed in, sporting the lightness and crispiness of a New York pizza combined with the chew and the fermented tang of Californian Neapolitan pizza.
—Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026
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Korean hair treatments commonly use botanical extracts like ginseng, camellia oil, rice water, and green tea, along with fermented ingredients that enhance absorption and nourishment.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 26 Feb. 2026
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Susie also points to emerging research on the gut-brain axis, which suggests that probiotics from fermented foods may influence mood and anxiety through the production of neurotransmitters and anti-inflammatory compounds.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 23 May 2026
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Goodson says that individuals with histamine intolerance may experience symptoms like headaches or digestive discomfort when consuming fermented foods, as these products can be naturally high in histamines.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 23 May 2026
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