EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Baker’s yeast has become a sought-after pandemic commodity as people bake at home. But how much do you really know about this organism, a single-celled fungus that scientists call Saccharomyces cerevisiae?

Detailed explanation-2: -Yeast. Fungi have been used for thousands of years to modify foods and beverages. Bread made without yeast fungi is flat. The addition of yeast to flat bread dough causes the dough to rise during baking.

Detailed explanation-3: -Saccharomyces cerevisiae, also known as brewer’s or baker’s yeast, has been a key ingredient in baking, winemaking, and brewing for millennia. It derives its name from the Latinized Greek meaning “sugar fungus” because it converts sugars and starches into alcohol and carbon dioxide during the fermentation process.