Bear in mind that any food is assimilated by a different type of enzymes. As for them, they act as catalysts, speeding up biochemical processes , so without them, food cannot be digested. The specificity of enzymes is a quality on the basis of which eating plans, embracing the philosophy of the separate nutrition, are made up.
Ferments are put into action in a special row, so to speak, so each group that follows gets down to work only after the one before it is done with their part. If the first group happens to fail while doing that, so does the second one.