{"id":12847,"date":"2022-03-02T06:05:23","date_gmt":"2022-03-02T12:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/knowledge\/?p=12847"},"modified":"2022-04-08T12:27:52","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T18:27:52","slug":"fb-yeast-extract-as-an-ingredient","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/12847\/fb-yeast-extract-as-an-ingredient\/","title":{"rendered":"Yeast Extract as an Ingredient"},"content":{"rendered":"

We know yeast as that thing that smells wonderful\"People and gives rise to delicious breads. We know that it\u2019s a living thing that needs the right temperature and moisture activation to work correctly. We even know that it is regularly used for brewing beers. But what the heck is yeast extract<\/a>?<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s start with the details of yeast<\/a>. It is a single-celled fungus called Saccharomyces cerevisiae<\/em>. S. cerevisiae<\/em> is commonly known as baker’s yeast<\/a> or brewer’s yeast<\/a>. There are other species of yeast, but this is the one most commonly used. Yeast can ferment carbohydrates (like flour or barley) into carbon dioxide to make bread rise or into alcohol to add alcohol to beer.1<\/sup> The difference here is whether there is oxygen available for the yeast to use in the fermentation process.2<\/sup><\/p>\n

Production<\/h3>\n

Yeast extract<\/a> is usually produced from spent brewer\u2019s yeast.1<\/sup> This is accomplished through several steps:3<\/sup><\/p>\n