EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN FOOD SCIENCE
BIOTECHNOLOGY
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plant.
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spice.
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fungi.
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bacteria.
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Detailed explanation-1: -What is baker’s yeast? “Yeast is a fungus that grows as a single cell, rather than as a mushroom, ‘’ says Laura Rusche, associate professor of biological sciences. Though each yeast organism is made up of just one cell, yeast cells live together in multicellular colonies.
Detailed explanation-2: -Yeast is a single-celled, living microorganism that is a member of the fungus kingdom. Saccharomyces cerevisiae, also known as brewer’s or baker’s yeast, has been a key ingredient in baking, winemaking, and brewing for millennia.
Detailed explanation-3: -Saccharomyces cerevisiae, or baker’s yeast.
Detailed explanation-4: -A yeast called Saccharomyces cerevisiae is mixed with sugar, flour and warm water to make bread.
Detailed explanation-5: -In food manufacture, yeast is used to cause fermentation and leavening. The fungi feed on sugars, producing alcohol (ethanol) and carbon dioxide; in beer and wine manufacture the former is the desired product, in baking it is the latter.