Yeast in bakery products is used as a disintegrant. It is thanks to them that flour products are obtained by such airy and porous. Bakery yeast has very bad fame, which completely overshadowed their few useful properties. We will try to find out what benefits and harm are brought by baker's yeast.
Are yeasts useful for the body?
Bakery yeast 66% consist of protein, 10% of amino acids. They contain a large number of micro- and macroelements, B vitamins, as well as essential fatty acids. They promote the normalization of metabolism , the restoration of the body after mental and physical exertion, stress resistance, increased immunity and improved appetite. And this is not all that yeast for the body is useful for. They help in hematopoiesis, normalize the work of the digestive tract and liver, improve the quality of hair, nails and skin.
Damage to baker's yeast
The main harm of bread is associated with the use of a yeast dough for its preparation. Getting into the body, the yeast expands, causing bloating , constipation and indigestion. From the digestive organs they get into the blood, spreading throughout the body. Yeast increases the permeability of cells, resulting in them are more easily influenced by viruses and pathogens that suppress beneficial bacteria. Bakery yeast makes the stomach environment acidified, resulting in impaired body absorption of calcium. This product together with starch can become one of the causes of gastritis, gastric ulcer, gallstones and liver. Some scientists prove the relationship of yeast bread and the formation of cancer cells, but, despite these studies, the technology of making bakery products remains unchanged.