Nutritional yeast?

[Golden Ghost]

Jeff, can you give me the good and bad on nutritional yeast? I see some recipes calling for it to give them a cheese flavor.

[JeffN]

Jeff, can you give me the good and bad on nutritional yeast? I see some recipes calling for it to give them a cheese flavor.

Sure,

Nutritional yeast is often used by vegans and vegetarians because it is thought to be a good source of B vitamins and protein and some think of it as a good source of B12 and as you mentioned, it is also often used as a cheese substitute in some recipes. Some people even use it in a shaker as a Parmesan cheese substitute.

There is only one (or maybe two) versions of it that may actually have B12 added to them, but I do not consider it a reliable source of B12 due to other issues involved in the way it is handled.

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I do not think it is a necessary addition to the diet as a healthy diet is not deficient in B vitamins or protein.

However, if you find it useful, I would think of it as a condiment and not a "food" and use it sparingly if at all.

In Health
Jeff

[McBastard]

Thanks very much for all the info, Jeff.

Regards.