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Question
Explain briefly:
Yeast is used in bakeries and breweries.
Solution
Yeast is used in breweries since the fermentation activity of yeast produces different types of beverages like wine, beer, alcohol toddy, etc. In bakeries, when yeast is added to the flour its fermentation results in the production of carbon dioxide which produces soft bread and other bakery products.
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