Sugar Substitutes In Yeast Research

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Literature Review:
The purpose of experiment was to investigate whether yeast will reproduce using various sugar substitutes. Yeast is a type of living bacteria frequently used in baking. Sugar is scientifically known as sucrose with a chemical formula of C12H22O11. Sucrose is composed of fructose and glucose, which both have chemical formulas of C6H12O6. When yeast reacts with sucrose, carbon dioxide is produced.

A sugar substitute is a product that in synthesized to have a sugar-like taste. Reasons for using a sugar substitute include accounting for medical conditions such as diabetes, to reduce the amount of calories in food and drinks, and to overall reduce the amount of sugar consumed.
The extra sweetening power of sugar substitutes …show more content…

In baking, the fermentation of the sugars by the bread yeast Ascomycetes produce bubbles in the dough that makes the bread dough rise. Ascomycetes are fungi that include most molds, mildews, and yeast.
Research Question:
Do sugar substitutes affect the levels of oxygen produced in chemical reaction of sugar and yeast?
Hypothesis:
If 2g of sugar substitutes are added to a mixture of 6g of yeast and 100 mL of water than no carbon dioxide will be produced.
Independent Variable (IV): The independent variable in this lab consists of two different sugar substitutes; Splenda and Truvia.
Dependent Variable (DV): The dependent variable in this lab will be the oxygen levels which will be calculated by the measuring the circumference of the balloon, and plugging into an equation.
Control: The control of this experiment will be one flask with no sugar. The flask will only contain the yeast and water mixture.
Constants: The constants in this experiment will consist of the same yeast added in each flask, the same brand will be used for each to prevent any interference with accuracy of the results. The source of water (tap water) will be the same for all levels of the independent variable. and control while the beakers filled with solutions and control will all be the same size for each trial.digital

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