Question

Yeast‌ ‌is‌ ‌an‌ ‌important‌ ‌source‌ ‌of‌ ‌
(a) Proteins‌ ‌
(b) Riboflavin‌ ‌
(c) Vitamin‌ ‌C‌ ‌
(d) Sugars

Answer 1

Hint: They are a class of water-soluble vitamins that play important roles in cell metabolism.

Complete answer:
It is a water-soluble chemical compound present in the food Yeasts are eukaryotic, single-celled microorganisms classified as members of the kingdom Fungi. Yeast is an important source of Vitamin B. It is also known as riboflavin and invertase. It is best for body growth, helps in making the body stronger from inside, and is important for the digestive functioning of the body.

Additional information:
> The yeast species Saccharomyces cerevisiae converts carbohydrates to carbon dioxide and alcohols in a process known as fermentation.
> The products of fermentation are used in the production of making alcoholic beverages and baking.
> It is grown on synthetic medium and then washed, and dried with heat to deactivate it.
> The yeast is named after its nutritional contents and is used as a nutritional food product in cooking.
> It has a wide range of potential health benefits including lowering cholesterol and protecting the body from free radical damage.
> It is especially rich in thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B6, and vitamin B12, and also contains trace minerals such as zinc, selenium, manganese, and molybdenum.
> In 1920, riboflavin was first discovered and in 1933, it was isolated in 1933 and made first time in 1935.
> Riboflavin is also known as vitamin B12 which is a vitamin found in food that is used to prevent deficiency diseases and serves as a dietary supplement. It is required by the body for cellular respiration.
> Riboflavin is considered to be the safest and most effective medicines needed in a health system.

So, the correct answer is ‘Riboflavin’.

Notes: The word "yeast" comes from Old English gist, gyst, and the Indo-European root yes-, meaning "boil", "foam", or "bubble". It’s been observed that yeast is one of the earliest domesticated organisms. There are two types of yeast, they are Baker’s yeast: Baker’s yeast is alive and used to leaven bread. The yeast is killed during cooking, and Brewer’s yeast: Brewer’s yeast is a live yeast used to brew beer. The dead yeast cells left over from the brewing process can be consumed as a nutritional supplement.