By the end of the nineteenth century, Eduard Buchner had shown that fermentation could occur in yeast extracts free of cells, making it possible to study fermentation biochemistry in vitro.

Somehow the term yeast flakes also sounds like yeast extract, which is often used as a flavour enhancer in ready-made meals.

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