Perfect Pairings & Recipes forActive Dry Yeast

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Flavour Analysis

Look beyond active dry yeast’s bready aroma and a less obvious register appears: toast, wheat and alcohol. A sulphur note brings intense aroma, while a malt note adds toasted aroma, and hay and kombu dashi notes give the profile a layered, lingering finish.

Dominant Flavour Families

Carnal / Animalic
Vegetal
Earthy
Sharp
Herbal / Herbaceous

Flavour profile of active dry yeast

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Yeasty

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Active dry yeast

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Bready, dough-like fermented aroma resembling freshly baked bread or active yeast dough. Strong in active dry yeast.

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