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Many people don’t realize that yeast leavened bread is about 1% alcohol and as high as 2%. Obviously we let children eat it. Why would small beer at the same pe
by User23 3y ago
Many people don’t realize that yeast leavened bread is about 1% alcohol and as high as 2%. Obviously we let children eat it. Why would small beer at the same percentage be a problem?
- elcomet 3y agoAlcohol evaporates when the bread cooks
- jameshart 3y agoSeems like the consensus is that some remains. A lot of online sources cite a 1926 study that said bread can have ‘up to 1.9%’ alcohol content. This more recent study from 1998 suggests that 0.4-0.6% ethanol by mass is more typical: https://auventdunord.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/food-alcohol-content.pdf https://auventdunord.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/food-alco...
- User23 3y agoSome of it, but not all of it or even the majority[1]. For reference some breads bake in as little as 20 minutes so a fair bit of alcohol remains. [1] https://www.isu.edu/news/2019-fall/no-worries-the-alcohol-burns-off-during-cookingbut-does-it-really.html https://www.isu.edu/news/2019-fall/no-worries-the-alcohol-bu...
- groestl 3y agoAnd a very ripe banana can have an ABV value of 0.4%.