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Nutritional Yeast

Deactivated yeast flakes with a savoury cheese-like flavour.

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About Nutritional Yeast

Nutritional yeast is deactivated yeast sold as a dry seasoning. It is sprinkled over pasta, vegetables, popcorn, and snacks, or stirred into soups, sauces, batters, and savoury spreads. Because it is inactive, it is used for flavour rather than leavening dough. Products may be plain or fortified, and their flavour varies with the yeast and processing used.

It has a savoury, nutty, often cheese-like taste with a gentle fermented note. Flakes can give a slightly grainy bite when left on the surface, while powder blends smoothly into liquids and mixtures. The intensity ranges from delicate to pronounced, so it may be added gradually when seasoning a dish.

Nutritional yeast appears as pale yellow flakes, small granules, or fine powder. It can be scattered dry over food, whisked into a sauce, or blended into a coating. Heat disperses its flavour through a dish, while sprinkling it at the end preserves more of its separate texture.

Ingredient type
powder

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Nutritional yeast

English

nutritional yeast flake

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Nutritional Yeast nutrition & diet

Nutritional Yeast nutritional value

Product reference: Bob's Red Mill Nutritional Yeast (fortified)

Per 100 g of this named product as sold.

Calories
375kcal
Protein
50.0g
Carbs
37.5g
Fat
0.0g

Approximate per-100-g values calculated from the manufacturer’s rounded 8 g serving label, accessed 20 September 2026. This is a product example, not a universal composition for every brand. Label zeros may represent rounding. Total carbohydrate includes fibre. Check the current package for your product.

Portions & preparation

Use a modest sprinkle or measured recipe portion, since flakes vary in density and seasoning. Check whether the product is plain, fortified, salted, or blended with other ingredients. Add near serving or after gentle cooking when preserving its savoury flavour and distinct flake texture matters.

Compare the right form: Match references to deactivated nutritional yeast flakes or powder, as sold, and distinguish plain products from fortified, salted, or seasoned blends.

Diet considerations

Nutritional yeast is yeast-derived rather than animal-derived, but compatibility depends on the label and production additives. Fortification, flavourings, dairy ingredients, or other carriers can change suitability. It is not interchangeable with live baker’s yeast, and a recipe using it may also include animal products or cereal ingredients.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
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  • Low-carb
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  • Halal
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  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Bob's Red Mill — Nutritional Yeast (fortified) nutrition label ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

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