The Effects of Different Sugars on Yeast Growth

Abstract

Abstract: Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a strain of yeast used in everyday life for things such a fermentation, and in the process of fermentation, the yeast produces ethanol when activated by sugar. We wanted to test the effects of five different sugars; sucrose, lactose, corn sugar, rice sugar, and glucose. Our hypothesis was not supported. Rice sugar and glucose produced the most ethanol.