BAKERS YEAST Chemical Properties

storage temp. 

2-8°C

form 

powder

color 

slightly brown

EPA Substance Registry System

Saccharomyces cerevisiae (68876-77-7)

Safety Information

Safety Statements 

24/25

WGK Germany 

3

F 

3-9

HS Code 

21021090

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BAKERS YEAST Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

BAKERS YEAST is cream to brown powder

Occurrence

Brewer's yeast originates from the beer brewing process.

Uses

Fermentation of sugars, molasses, and cereals for alcohol; brewing; baking; food supplement; protein biosynthesis from many carbonaceous and nitrogenous materials, including petroleum; source of vitamins, enzymes, nucleic acids, etc.; biochemical research.

Uses

yeast has a rubefactant effect on the skin, making it good for pale, yellow skins. It is used in face masks designed to give the skin a ruddy color. Yeast is a fungus whose usual and dominant growth form is unicellular. It can cause irritation to dry or sensitive skins.

Uses

BAKERS YEAST is a leavening and fermentation agent that is a single-celled plant that can convert sugar to carbon dioxide. It is used as a leavening agent in bread and dough-type mixtures. It provides a y flavor and tender crust. It has slow action as a leavening agent. One pound of active dry replaces approximately 2 lb of fresh yeast. Selected yeast strains are used in wine fermentation.

Definition

BAKERS YEAST is a yeast that utilizes fermentable sugar in industrial wastes, such as fruit cannery refuse and sulfite liquor from pulp mills. The dried yeast is high in protein and vitamin content, enabling it to be used for enriching animal feeds. The enzymes present are destroyed during drying. It is now being made by a new process utilizing petroleum-derived ethanol.

General Description

inactivated yeast, dried irrespective of enzyme activity

Biochem/physiol Actions

Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a unicellular fungus. Yeast from S. cerevisiae is the widely used yeast species in bread and sourdoughs. It is used to produce several fermented beverages (cider, beer, 85s, and wine) and distilled beverages (brandy, sake, vodka, and whisky). S. cerevisiae has better tolerance for fermentation stresses than any other yeast species. Hence, it is a preferred starter culture for industrial fermentation.

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