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Brewer's Yeast

Single-ingredient dried inactive brewer's yeast, roller-dried and debittered. The label says it contains wheat, despite a separate statement that it is not manufactured with wheat.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphates
$12.39 lowest price at Swanson Vitamins
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
60caloriesPer serving · 2 tbsp (16g)
Protein
7g
Fiber
5g
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
10mg
Saturated fat
0g
From the product label
Ingredients: BREWER'S YEAST (DRIED, INACTIVE)
83 / 100
Good Scored automatically
Weighted as salt, spices, baking staplesHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 5%50
Ingredients · counts 45%100
Processing · counts 20%85
Sourcing · counts 10%50
Transparency · counts 20%65
Why it scores 83
Nutrition 50 · Used in small amounts, so nutrition barely counts
Ingredients 100 · Single ingredient: Brewer's yeast (dried, inactive)
Processing 85 · Single-ingredient dried yeast; roller-dried and debittered
Sourcing 50 · Made on malted barley; no growing origin or standard is stated
Transparency 65 · Complete single-ingredient list and a specific drying method
Contains wheat
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductionsNone: no added sugar, seed oils, dyes, sweeteners or flagged additives were found.
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
BREWER'S YEAST (DRIED, INACTIVE)
1 ingredients
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

AdditivesNo additives found

No additives, added sugars, seed oils or flavourings found in the ingredient list.

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