TECHNOLOGICAL AND FERMENTATIVE CHARACTERI STICS OF SACCHAROMYCES-UNISPORUS

Saccharomyces unisporus is a yeast which vigorously ferment only some monosaccharides, one of which is the galactose. it gives rise to more slow and less clean alcoholic fermentation than Saccharomyces cerevisi ae, since it produces larger quantities of minor compounds such as gly cerol, succinic acid, acetic acid. Saccharomyces unisporus is a low al cohol producer, it cannot bring the must fermentation to an end, in fa ct it halt at level of 7 vol % in ethanol. Only in milk whey is more c ompetitive and produces clean alcoholic fermentation.