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Interesting Facts on Bread & the Effects of Yeast

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Valerie Webber

Yeast is a living single-celled fungus that is used in both bread and beer making. The word “yeast” is Sanskrit for “to seethe or boil." The species of yeast used in food is called Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a Latin name that means “sugar fungus.