Product
Description
Specification Sheet
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Minn-Dak delivers Dakota Baker's Cream Yeast in 6,000-gallon insulated
tanker trucks to its customers. The tanker trucks are cleaned and sanitized
before filling them with cream yeast. Minn-Dak Yeast Company is among the few
yeast plants in the country that have the capability of washing the trucks
in-house to minimize any potential risk of contamination. The fresh product is
delivered cold to the bakeries where it is unloaded into the refrigerated silos
for later use. Under normal refrigeration, the product has a shelf life of
about three weeks. More product details are provided in the Dakota Cream 
Yeast Technical Data Sheet.
MORE ABOUT CREAM
YEAST:
Following fermentation, yeast cells are harvested by centrifuging and then
repeatedly washed with water to remove residues of the growth medium. In this
process, the yeast cells are concentrated to pumpable liquid called cream
yeast. This cream with a solids content of approximately 18% is held
refrigerated in stainless steel tanks in the yeast plant until further
processed. The cream can be processed into compressed yeast or used directly in
a bakery as cream. Cream yeast is suitable for use in larger wholesale bakery
operations. It requires transport and delivery in tank trucks and installation
of refrigerated tanks with an appropriate handling system in the bakery. Under
proper handling and refrigeration, the shelf life of cream yeast in a bakery is
identical to that for compressed yeast.
Cream yeast can be readily pumped in the bakery directly to mixers or to liquid
brew tanks. Bakery formulations can easily be modified to accommodate a
conversion from compressed yeast to cream yeast. Product uniformity is one of
the biggest advantages of using cream yeast. By adjusting the solids in cream
yeast, consistent gassing activities are guaranteed from load to load. The
potential problems associated with temperature abuse of compressed yeast are
eliminated by the closed loop cream yeast system that maintains the product at
the same temperature from the time it is received until its use. Additionally,
the computer batching systems ensure accurate product scaling as well. The
liquid handling system also gets rid of the mess and expense associated with
yeast scaling, hydration and yeast bag disposal. All of these features make
cream yeast a very efficient and cost effective alternative to compressed yeast
for large wholesale bakeries.
Specification Sheet
- Technical Data Sheet
DAKOTA CReam Yeast
Product Code
84100
Regulatory
All Materials shall be of edible grade, clean, sound, wholesome,
and free from extraneous matter.
Product shall be prepared following Good Manufacturing Practices and
shall comply with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938, as amended
and with regulations issued pursuant to this Act.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
A leavening agent composed of living plant cells derived from a
pure culture of Saccharomyces cerevisiae,
grown to appropriate protein and phosphate levels for optimum activity.
INGREDIENT STATEMENT
Saccharomyces cerevisiae grown in
clarified molasses and nutrients.
MICROBIOLOGICAL STANDARDS
Characteristics Specifications
Salmonella sp Negative
/ 375 g
E. coli Less
than 100 / g