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Nutritional Yeast
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05/24/13 03:27 AM
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Nutritional yeast is an excellent vegetarian source of protein and B-vitamins
by Michael Ravensthorpe
(NaturalNews) Nutritional yeast is a heat-deactivated yeast that is typically sourced from beet molasses and sugarcane. It has a nutty, cheese-like flavor, and can be incorporated into pizzas, creamed vegetables, mashed potatoes, pasta, and various soups and salads. It is loved by vegetarians and vegans because it is a dairy and gluten-free source of numerous trace nutrients; indeed, the nutritional yeast found in health food stores is just as likely to be used as a health supplement as a cooking ingredient. Let's take a closer look at its nutritional value.
Rich in protein
Perhaps the biggest appeal of nutritional yeast, at least to people who avoid eating meat, is its incredibly high protein content. One 100 gram serving of it contains a whopping 50 grams of protein - more than 100 percent of an adult woman's recommended daily intake (46 grams), and almost as much as an adult man's RDI (56 grams). Moreover, this protein contains all eight essential amino acids, making it a 'complete' protein. We need protein, of course, to build our muscles and cells and to produce hormones and enzymes.
Weight loss properties
One-hundred grams of nutritional yeast provide us with 25 grams of fiber, which is 100 percent of our RDI. Since fiber helps us absorb water from the large intestine, it makes us feel full for longer, which prevents us from overeating. This fact, combined with the yeast's low calories content (281 calories per 100 grams) and minimal fat content, makes nutritional yeast a good supplement for people trying to lose weight.
Defense from free radicals
Nutritional yeast contains glutathione and selenium, two antioxidants that form glutathione peroxidase when combined, an enzyme that is a powerful scavenger of free radicals. A free radical is an oxygen molecule that has lost an electron, so it tries to stabilize itself by stealing electrons from neighboring molecules; this creates havoc in the body and, if left unchecked, can lead to cancer and other serious degenerative diseases. Glutathione peroxidase can neutralize free radicals, thereby guarding us from their damage.
Anti-aging properties
Nutritional yeast is a good source of nucleotides, which are the building blocks of DNA and RNA. DNA is the genetic blueprint for all living organisms, and RNA is what carries the DNA instructions to our body's cells. Consequently, the yeast provides us with many benefits associated with healthy cells, including improved energy and skin, protection from hair loss and macular degeneration, reversal of heart disease, and the elimination of brain fog.
B-vitamin complex
Nutritional yeast contains absolutely unbeatable levels of B-vitamins (in fact, it is riboflavin that gives the yeast its yellow color). One-hundred grams of it contain 60 milligrams of thiamin, riboflavin, and vitamin B6 (or 4000 percent, 3563 percent, and 3000 percent of our RDI of each, respectively), 350 milligrams of niacin (1750 percent), 1500 micrograms of folate (375 percent), 48.7 micrograms of vitamin B12 (812 percent), and 6.3 milligrams of pantothenic acid (63 percent). All of these vitamins play an important role in cell metabolism.
Immune-boosting properties
Research into the immune-stimulating properties of beta-glucans, a natural compound derived from the broken cell walls of oats, barley, fungus, and yeast, has been ongoing since the 1940s. Scientists have concluded that beta-glucans - found in nutritional yeast - activate macrophages, which are white blood cells that are our immune system's initial line of defense against infections and tumor growth. This is another reason why nutritional yeast is so good at guarding us from cancer and other serious diseases.
Sources for this article include:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20421639
http://blog.fatfreevegan.com
http://www.mindbodygreen.com
http://www.ecorazzi.com
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Re: Nutritional Yeast
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05/24/13 03:39 PM
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"48.7 micrograms of vitamin B12 (812 percent), "
Actually, nutritional yeast does not contain B12. According to fatfreevegan.com and other sites, B12 is only made by bacteria and archaea. Therefore yeast, a fungus, does not make it.
Many times, but not all times, nutritional yeast has B12 and other things added to it. Whether it's fluoridated water, iodized salt, or hydroxocobalaminized yeast, why not let the people determine whether they want to take an additional substance? Why should yeast (or soymilk) be the product of choice to have B12 added to it? Why not oat bran? What if oat bran did, and you didn't want to get too much B12 and so therefore reduced your yeast intake, but come to find out the variety of oat bran stopped adding it? Or what if you switch brands of yeast and the new yeast had less, more, or no B12 added? I mean, too many people rely on assumed and presumed contamination of products and think it's obligatory. Just ask the fluoridation proponents!
Why does it need to be added to something? Why not take a supplement? I say let the people choose.
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Re: Nutritional Yeast
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05/30/13 05:51 AM
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Some very good and relevant facts have been presented here in this topic. I will add an interesting one that follows along the line of kland's facts. Seaweed has sometimes been claimed as a source of vitamin B-12. It can have a molecule similar to B-12, sometimes called B-12 "analogue." It does not produce the same results in humans as it might in a bacterium. We simply cannot benefit from it, and it may even block the receptor sites in our body from realB-12. Let's hope they aren't fortifying yeast with a seaweed-derived B-12. Here's an interesting link for more about it. Blessings, Green Cochoa.
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Re: Nutritional Yeast
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06/06/13 01:33 AM
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What about B-12 supplement tablets? Those real tiny ones?
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Re: Nutritional Yeast
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What about B-12 supplement tablets? Those real tiny ones? If you are going to take B-12 supplements, just make sure that they are not of the "cyanocobalamin" variety. Get the hydroxocobalamin, even if it's more expensive. The absorption rates between the two dramatically differ. The body will utilize very little, if any, of the B-12 in the cyanocobalamin--which may help explain why it can be significantly lower in price. You get what you pay for seems true again. Blessings, Green Cochoa.
We can receive of heaven's light only as we are willing to be emptied of self. We can discern the character of God, and accept Christ by faith, only as we consent to the bringing into captivity of every thought to the obedience of Christ. And to all who do this, the Holy Spirit is given without measure. In Christ "dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in Him." [Colossians 2:9, 10.] {GW 57.1} -- Ellen White.
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Re: Nutritional Yeast
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06/06/13 01:31 PM
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And how do we know whether a B-12 supplement is synthetic or from animal sources? (I've never taken one, as I sometimes use yogurt and eggs, but sometimes my blood tests show macrocytosis.)
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Re: Nutritional Yeast
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06/06/13 08:57 PM
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British produced MARMITE claims to be 100% Vegetarian and it contains B12. It is distilled from yeast. I have a slice of bread with it every morning, and blood test indicate I have no need of additional B12. But it might not work for you.
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Re: Nutritional Yeast
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06/06/13 09:21 PM
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Hi pastor Johann, I don't have access to it here, and had never heard of it before. But, from what I read, the vitamin B12 is added to it during manufacture.
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Re: Nutritional Yeast
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06/06/13 10:44 PM
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I'm going to call the factory for more information in the morning.
"Here is a last piece of advice. If you believe in goodness and if you value the approval of God, fix your minds on the things which are holy and right and pure and beautiful and good. Model your conduct on what you have learned from me, on what I have told you and shown you, and you will find the God of peace will be with you."
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Re: Nutritional Yeast
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Cyanocobalamin is what is in the Marmite. This is converted in the body of most people into B 12 and millions of people use it that way, but it may not satisfy the consistency of certain individuals who require a special treatment. We are not all created equal and do not think the same way.
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