Questions tagged [yeast]
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Does nutritional yeast count as a food or supplement?
The RDA of B12 is 2.4 mcg in food. For supplements, which are not as well absorbed, the recommended dose is 5-10 mcg (and sometimes higher).
So does nooch count as a supplement or food? (Please cite a ...
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Are there risks from eating too much nutritional yeast?
Nutritional yeast is a very high source of protein with about 50% of energy coming from protein content in the food. In addition to protein, nutritional yeast also provides a variety of vitamins and ...
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Why is nutritional yeast nicknamed Nooch?
Why nutritional yeast was called "Nooch" by vegans (in the UK anyway)?
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Is Marmite (UK) vegan?
Just to clarify, I am from the UK and so I am talking about UK Marmite:
As you can see from the pot, they say it's vegetarian, but it's yeast extract, so does that mean it's not vegan? Does yeast ...
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Is yeast-risen bread (or other baked products) vegan?
Most breads are leavened with yeast, which is killed during baking. If my recipe is flour, water, yeast, and a bit of salt, is the resulting bread non-vegan?
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