Saccharomyces
cerevisiae is the common name for the strain of baker’s
yeast, commonly used as a leavening agent in bread product. Where yeast
converts the fermentable sugars present in the dough into carbon dioxide and
ethanol.
Type of yeast based on form, moisture content and
handling requirement:
1.
Cream Yeast
Cream yeast is yeast slurries where yeast cells are
suspended in liquid phase. Its primary use in industrial bakeries with special
high-volume dispensing and mixing equipment and it is not available for small
bakery or home use.
2.
Compressed Yeast
Compressed is essentially cream yeast with most of
the liquid removed. It is perishable, poor keeping quality, soft solid, beige
color, wrapped with foil in small block to larger block from for bulk usage.
3.
Active Dry Yeast
Active
dry yeast is consist of coarse oblong granules of yeast, with live yeast cells
encapsulated in thick jacket of dry, dead cells with some growth medium. Under
most condition, active dry yeast must be first proofed or rehydrated. It has
good keeping properties which can be stored at room temperature for a year or
frozen for more than a decade.
4.
Instant Yeast
Instant
yeast appears similar to active dry yeast, but has smaller granules with
substantially higher percentage of live cells per comparable unit volume. It is
more perishable than active dry yeast, but also does not require rehydration
and can usually be added directly to all but the driest dough. Instant yeast
generally has a small of ascorbic acid added as a preservative.
5.
Rapid Rise Yeast.
Rapid-rise yeast is a variety of dried yeast
(usually a form of instant yeast) that is of smaller granular size, thus is
dissolves faster in dough and it provides greater carbon dioxide output to
allow faster rising.
Yeast produces carbon dioxide gas in bread making
by fermenting the sugars that are present in the ingredients or the
formulation. The basic reaction is represented in the following manner:
C6H12O6
→ 2C2H5OH
+ 2CO2
Glucose → ethyl alcohol + carbon dioxide
The yeast cell contains large numbers of enzymes
which are required for the fermentation and respiration. These enzyme are held
within the cell, provide the cell wall remains intact. About 14 different
enzymes are involved in the fermentation process.
When
dough is made the yeast first feeds on the naturally occurring sugars in the
flour and formula (glucose and sucrose). As these are used up the enzyme
complex begins to provide more sugars by breaking down other flour components.
Damage starch take important part on this action because will convert to
maltose. If flour and bread formula not provide enough substrate (food) for
yeast, then yeast will stop working and carbon dioxide production will cease.