Yeast and Yeast Extract: Functional Ingredients Used Across Food and Beverage Applications
Yeast and yeast extract are widely used ingredients derived from yeast microorganisms, valued for their functional, nutritional, and flavor-enhancing properties. They play an important role in food, beverage, and fermentation-based industries and are commonly included in both traditional and modern food formulations.
Derived from Natural Fermentation ProcessesYeast is produced through controlled fermentation using natural carbohydrate sources. Yeast extract is obtained by breaking down yeast cells to release their internal components. Common sources and characteristics include:
Baker’s yeast and brewer’s yeast
Fermentation-based production methods
Naturally derived microbial ingredients
These processes result in versatile ingredients suitable for a wide range of applications.