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During preparation of bread, fermentation of sugar is carried out by yeast which generates .

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carbon dioxide
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nitrogen
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oxygen
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Solution

The correct option is A carbon dioxide
During preparation of bakery products such as bread, fermentation plays a key role. Fermentation is a complex series of biological reactions that allow dough to rise as the yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, start consuming simple sugars present in the flour and produces carbon dioxide. This carbon dioxide is responsible for the sponginess of bread.

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