nutritional yeast

[sharonjones]

ive seen this listed a lot for recipes, but where on earth do you get it from??

is it true its a non-active yeast?

[Jax]

This is the one I have Sharon - Engevita (http://www.marigold-health-foods.com.au/product_info.htm) (7th box down on the right hand side) I got it in our local independent health shop but you can also get it from Goodness Direct (http://www.goodnessdirect.co.uk/cgi-local/affiliate/affiliatecode/detail/579698_Marigold_Engevita_Nutritional_Yeast_Flakes_ _125g.html)*, and the info taken from the site is;

Marigold Engevita
Savoury Yeast Condiment – 125g tubs
A vegan food with a cheesy, nutty taste, made from primary inactive yeast, without artificial additives or preservatives. It's gluten-free.
This pleasant tasting yeast is so yummy it can be consumed as is.
Also readily dissolved in water, milk, fruit or vegetable juices.
The ideal condiment to sprinkle on soups, stews, casseroles, toppings, salads and breakfast cereals to enhance the flavour.

Engevita yeast flakes provide one of the richest natural sources of B-group vitamins and trace elements. The mineral content and vitamin values below are subject to natural fluctuation.
Nutrition Information:
Typically per
100g %
RDA per 30g
serving %
RDA Energy (kJ/Kcal) 1500/357 Protein (g) 45 90 13.5 27 Carbohydrate (g) 33 of which sugars 1 Fat (g) 5 of which saturates 2.5 Fibre (g) 20 Sodium (g) 1 Thiamin B1 (mg) 15 1071 4.5 320 Riboflavin B2 (mg) 25 1562 7.5 460 Niacin B3 (mg) 150 833 45 250 Vitamin B6 (mg) 1.8 9.0 0.5 27 Folic Acid (pg) 23 11.5 7 3.5 Pantothenic Acid B5 (mg) 1.3 21.6 1.3 6.5 Phosphorus (mg) 1200 150 360 45 Iron (mg) 4.5 32 1.3 9 Magnesium (mg) 180 60 56 18
Free from
Dairy * Yeast * Mono Sodium Glutamate (MSG) * Nuts * Hydrogenated Oil * GMOs

[Debbie Took]

I'm sure if you google you can find nutritional yeast sold at all sorts of places.

But it's not raw, is a processed food, and IMO will hinder your attempts at going/staying raw.

Here's a post I sent to another forum some time ago:

Nutritional yeast is a processed non-raw product that makes raw food taste more like cooked food. For example, raw food restaurants will often add it to nut 'cheeses' to make them taste like dairy cheese.

Some feel that it makes transitioning to raw easier. I'm not so sure....I think if you use it a lot, the problem will be that the pure, natural food will seem 'bland' without it, and that can make it harder to transition.

I do have a diagram on the processing, but unfortunately my technical abilities don't reach to transferring it here. But, briefly, the sequence of processing is: seed propagation, and fermentation (molasses is introduced at this stage). Then there is separation, then cooling, then a cream yeast, then pasteurisation, then cooling, then drum-drying, then grinding.

My understanding is that nutritional yeast does not contain B12 naturally, but some brands may be fortified with it (that is, you would be taking the B12 as you would in a pill/powder supplement).

As to whether it's 'bad', well...if you want to eat fresh, raw food, obviously it doesn't fit the bill. If nutritional yeast occasionally, at a raw food restaurant perhaps, helps people stay raw, then in that respect it could be argued as 'good'. I've never included it in my raw food diet (except for when I go to raw food restaurants!).

I think it’s a pity that so many ‘raw food’ chefs include cooked flavourings such as nutritional yeast and nama shoyu in their meals. It’s possible to make delicious raw food without using them, that would please cooked-food eaters as well! And their recipes would be so much more impressive if they actually used all-raw ingredients.

Debbie Took
www.rawforlife.co.uk

[sharonjones]

Thankyou so much Debbie for pointing out about it not being Raw. what a pity.

i've just discovered White Miso to use in my dressings its really creamy and has a lovely flavour. gulp!!! is it raw?? the ingredients list 'cultured white rice and soya beans' so i think it is.

[Jax]

Well it's been brilliant in making a 'cheese' sauce for my unraw lads so it's helped me a lot just recently :D

[Raw Rob]

i've just discovered White Miso to use in my dressings its really creamy and has a lovely flavour. gulp!!! is it raw?? the ingredients list 'cultured white rice and soya beans' so i think it is.

Miso is always cooked in the process of making it. It is then fermented, which makes it alive again and possibly classed as a living food. Although you need to make sure you get unpasteurised miso, as usually it is pasteurised! Source Foods make unpasteurised miso, available in many health shops. www.miso.co.uk

Rob

[Rawalchemist]

I hate the taste of miso, and as it is soya cannot really eat it much - I use Himalayan salt instead...not sure if there is another alternative

[karen @rawchocolateheaven]

miso can also be from brown rice, bean and soya so before throwing the baby out with the bath water give it a try...