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Abstract INTRODUCTION Yeasts are well known as one of the predominant organisms that used in many industrial purposes. In recent years the use of inactive food yeasts for functional and nutritional purposes had been promoted (Protein Uptake, 1978). Inactive dried food yeasts and their autolysates are now used as functional ingredients in a variety of food products such as prepared meats, bakery products, baby foods, simulated meat products, salad dressing, cheese products, soups, sauces, snaks, and many other food stuffs. Numerous yeast preparations are also offered in the international markets for saling as food supplements in healthy food stuffs. Today,over of 95% the consumed foods has been subjected to some form of processing. For instance, processed meats account about 35% of the meat shipped from federally inspected plants. On the other hand, most nonmeat protein binders and extenders that used in sausages, are derived from different sources such as soybeans and single cell organisms. The enormous intrest in augmenting the World’s supply of protein has focused |