Yeast plays a key role in the baking process. As some misconceptions pertain to the yeast itself, some consumers tend to seek bread marketed as “yeast-free”. The truth is that yeast is necessary to leaven the bread dough. The fermentation is a key process in bread making and yeast is essential for the fermentation process to occur. Fermentation from Yeast is a natural process; doubts related to the ‘’naturalness’’ of yeast and bread production may arise when the latter is produced at an industrial scale. Click here to read more.