5 Facts About Nutritional Yeast

4. It’s alive

This single-celled microorganism belongs to the fungi kingdom and can be found on the surface of plants, especially flowers and fruits, and in soil and the air.

Commercial bakers’ yeast, brewers’ yeast, and dietary yeast are all made from strains of the tiny sugar fungus Saccharomyces course. There would be no bread, beer, or wine without the magic of yeast!