Question

Which of the following was used in the production of bakers’ yeast?

(a) Batch culture

(b) Continuous culture

(c) Fed-Batch culture

(d) Solid state culture

The question was posed to me in an interview for job.

Question is from Microbial Growth Kinetics in chapter Microbial Growth Kinetics of Fermentation Technology

Answer 1

Correct choice is (c) Fed-Batch culture

For explanation I would say: Fed-Batch culture was used in the production of bakers’ yeast as early as 1915. Bakers’ yeast is a yeast useful in the production of a variety of bread in the baking industry. Saccharomyces cerevisiae is known as Bakers’ yeast, is useful for the production of yeast and alcohol.