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NOW Foods, Nutritional Yeast Flakes, 10 oz (284 g)

Dried nutritional yeast flakes are fortified with B vitamins and provide 5 g protein per serving. The brand says the yeast is grown on enriched cane and beet molasses.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphates
$13.47 10 oz · lowest price at Vitacost
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
35caloriesPer serving · 2 level tbsp (9g)
Protein
5g
Fiber
2g
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
0mg
Saturated fat
0g
From the product label
Ingredients: Dried yeast, niacin, pyridoxine hydrochloride (B6), riboflavin, thiamin hydrochloride (thiamin), folic acid, cobalamin (B12)
85 / 100
Excellent Scored automatically
Weighted as salt, spices, baking staplesHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 2 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 5%50
Ingredients · counts 45%100
Processing · counts 20%80
Sourcing · counts 10%70
Transparency · counts 20%70
Why it scores 85
Nutrition 50 · Used in small amounts, so nutrition barely counts
Ingredients 100 · 7 ingredients; no added sugar, seed oils, dyes or flagged additives
Processing 80 · Dried yeast flakes with added B vitamins
Sourcing 70 · The brand says the yeast is grown on cane and beet molasses
Transparency 70 · Full ingredient list and a specific growing substrate are stated
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
Dried yeast Niacin Pyridoxine hydrochloride (B6) Riboflavin Thiamin hydrochloride (thiamin) Folic acid Cobalamin (B12)
7 ingredients
Sourcing

Description Super Food Fortified with Additional B-Vitamins Vegetarian / Vegan Kosher General Health GMP Quality Assured NOW® Nutritional Yeast delivers the natural nutrient profile found in Genuine Whole Foods. NOW® pleasant tasting Nutritional Yeast Flakes are produced from a specially selected strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. This yeast is grown on enriched purified cane and beet molasses under carefully controlle

AdditivesNo additives found

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

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