What is the nutritional yeast?
Nutritional yeast flakes is a food supplement derived from yeast disabled by a drying process.
Why include nutritional yeast in our diet?
It has a large concentration of Vitamin B12.
It contains iron and amino acids essential for the proper functioning of our body.
Consuming regular yeast flakes helps the intestinal flora and has major benefits of healthy skin, hair and nails.
It has a low in fat and sodium.
How to use nutritional yeast it in the kitchen?
It has a crumbly, scaly texture and very pleasant.
It s widely used in vegan cuisine and raw food to give that touch of umami with rich notes of cheese but also chicken soup and nuts.
Add it in our diet is very simple its taste goes well with many foods.
You can simply sprinkle on:
- salads
- raw and cooked vegetables
- creams, soups
- cereals
- pasta
- popcorn
It dissolves immediately losing its scaly texture and enhances the taste of:
- condiments
- pate
- sauces and gravies
In raw food and vegan food is placed in the mixtures of:
- croutons
- crackers
- Crepes
- bread
- meatballs
- cheeses
- cream
Nutritional yeast flakes and baked goods
The drying caused him to lose the yeast the ability to drive up the dough but also reduced its fermentative power by reducing the possibility of creating intestinal discomfort.
We will not use as leaven but as an excellent taste enhancer in any kind of bakery product.