Question

Which one of the following is used in the making of bread?

• A. Rhizopus stolonifer
• B. Saccharomyces cerevisiae
• C. Zygasaccharomyces
• D. Saccharomyces ludwigii

Answer 1

The correct option is B Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Baker's yeast is the common name for the strains of yeast commonly used as a leavening agent in baking bread and bakery products, where it converts the fermentable sugars present in the dough into carbon dioxide and ethanol. Baker's yeast is of the species Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which is the same species (but a different strain) commonly used in alcoholic fermentation, which is called as brewer's yeast.