What is Nutritional Yeast extract?

Yeast extract is the common name for various forms of processed yeast products made by extracting the cell contents; they are used as food additives or flavourings, or as nutrients for bacterial culture media. read more

Nutritional yeast is a deactivated yeast, often a strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which is sold commercially as a food product. It is sold in the form of flakes or as a yellow powder and can be found in the bulk aisle of most natural food stores. read more

Yeast vs Yeast Extract Many people use the word yeast to describe yeast extracts when in fact it is very inappropriate. Although they are closely related to one another, these two terms shouldn't be confused from each other especially when used in the kitchen. read more