Assertion: yeast | /r/CapableOf | ferment sugar
Facets:
value: in the flour
type: LOCATION
value: into alcohol
type: OTHER
value: for energy and carbon dioxide gas
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Yeast is a biological leavener; it's a living organism that ferments sugars for energy and carbon dioxide gas
text: The yeasts (some used in baking & brewing) ferment the sugar into alcohol which the acetobacter and other bacteria convert into acetic and (supposedly healthy) gluconic acid.
text: When baking yeast-leavened bread, the yeast ferments the sugars in the flour and releases carbon dioxide.
text: In bread baking, when yeast ferments the sugars available from the flour and/or from added sugar, the carbon dioxide gas cannot escape because the dough is elastic and stretchable.