Instant Dry

Processed

Instant Dry

Instant dry yeast is finely milled, quick-acting dehydrated baker’s yeast meant to mix straight into flour or lukewarm liquid without a long separate sponge. Like active dry, it is an industrial preparation of cultivated yeast—the same living species behind fresh blocks—engineered for fast rehydration and predictable home results in brioche, sandwich loaves, and pizza dough. This catalogue’s yeasted recipes default to Instant Dry so shoppers and suppliers share one clear product leaf. A good sachet is dry, free-flowing, in date, and still lively if tested in warm sweetened water. A bad sachet is damp, expired, or heat-killed; dough then fails to double. Avoid liquid hotter than lukewarm. Keep cool and sealed. Buying and offering Instant Dry specifically avoids the ambiguity of a generic “yeast” line that might mean fresh, active, or nutritional flakes.

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Characteristics

Preparations

Dissolved LukewarmDried StorageMixed Dry

Traits

DehydratedDirect MixFast ActingFine GranulesLiving When UsedMildReliable RiseShelf Stable

Nutrition and pairings

Nutrition

Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.

Nutrition Facts

Per 100 g edible portion

Calories 383

Amount per 100 g

  • Total Fat 1.05 g
  • Saturated Fat 0.5 g
  • Trans Fat 0 g
  • Monounsaturated Fat 0.19 g
  • Polyunsaturated Fat 0.21 g
  • Cholesterol 0 mg
  • Sodium 20.4 mg
  • Salt 0.05 g
  • Total Carbohydrate 89.6 g
  • Dietary Fibre 0 g
  • Total Sugars 83.1 g
  • Complex / starch 2 g
  • Protein 2 g
  • Water 4.82 g
Detailed nutrients

Instant Dry of Yeast: composition reflects this culinary part relative to the whole ingredient.

History

FR

Instant dry yeast for direct dough addition entered wider bakery and retail use.

Supermarket sachets of instant yeast became the default home-baking form in many countries.

Better barrier packaging improved shelf life for instant dry yeast.

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