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Which alcohol is higher, sweet embryo or mash?

The alcohol content of sweet embryo and mash is obtained by koji fermentation.

Sweet embryo is a special snack in Lanzhou. When making, add distiller's yeast with alcohol content of 5 degrees. Fermented grains, also known as fermented sweet wine, generally refers to sweet rice wine with an alcohol content of 3 degrees.

But because mash is eaten with rice, the alcohol content may be lower than 5 degrees.

To sum up, the alcohol content of sweet embryo may be higher than that of mash, but it depends on the production method and technology of sweet embryo and mash.