canefan17
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Can this be used as a substitute for b-complex vitamin?
I'm trying to minimize my capule intake and brewers yeast is in powder form and supposedly high in b-vitmains.
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Keebler
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- I use it but not sure it has the full range of B vitamins so you'd want to do your homework on that. Make sure it's actually "nutritonal yeast" the yellow flakes or yellow powder.
It is very good for us in many ways, it even contains some probiotics that can help prevent c.diff. It will not at all bother anyone who deals with systemic yeast/candida. It's not like that at all.
Nutritional yeast is often, mistakenly, called brewer's yeast but brewer's yeast is different - it's just that the names get interchanged so we have to be a detective.
I just buy the flakes from the bulk bins at my natural foods market.
Start slowly, with food as it can upset stomach if you are not used to it. You can mix with tofu, garlic powder, sea salt and frozen peas - and olive oil.
Not too late in the day as it can be stimulating. If you feel jittery from it, just lower the amount. Once you are used to it, you can just mix a teaspoon in water with a little sea salt for a quick pick-me-up early in the afternoon.
Best WITH SOME FOOD, though, so it's easier on the stomach and not a hit all at once. -
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Can I mix it with my rice cereal?
I the same manner I do my fiber powder?
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- Ugh. It would taste horrible mixed with rice cereal. It should not get hot or even warm as it can destroy some of the probiotics then.
I could be mixed with just a little food but not the whole serving, though it really works best in a little water and then follow with food.
Some people like it on popcorn (organic popcorn, of course for various reasons). -
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This premium yeast is grown on sugar beets which are known to absorb nutrients from the soil faster than almost any other crop. As a result, this yeast is exceptionally rich in selenium, chromium, potassium, magnesium, sodium, copper, manganese, iron, zinc and other factors natural to yeast.
. . . [See link for list of nutrients] . . . .
Other Ingredients: CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING MINERAL AND TRACE ELEMENTS: Calcium, Chromium, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Molybdenum, Nickel, Potassium, Selenium, Silicon, Sodium, Zinc
* Free Of Gluten * -
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Not rich in b vitamins though.
Defeats the purpose of what I was trying to get accomplished. : )
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- Per serving, going by the RDA, It lists the B-vitamins out by their individual names.
It is loaded with these B vitamins: ------------------------------
Thiamin 80% (that is vitamin B1)
Riboflavin 90% (that is vitamin B2)
Niacin 50 % (That's B-3)
Vitamin B6 40 %
Folic acid 15 % (another one of the B vitamin complex)
Biotin (which is B7), Pantothine (that is B 5) and B-12 are in much lower concentrations but you also get more from food.
Inositol 101 grams (that is part of the B-complex family)
Choline 126 grams (also a B-Complex Vitamin)
16 grams of PROTEIN is excellent, too. Pretty power packed, actually. -
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- There was a thread just posted with a question about this and it just disappeared. So, I'll just post this here: ------------------
CHRONIC INTESTINAL YEAST INFECTION by Lawrence Wilson, MD
Yeasts, molds and fungi are one-celled organisms that are ever-present in the environment.
* Beneficial ones include brewers and nutritional yeast, and lactobacillus acidophilus.
Many others are beneficial as well, and are used in industry and in our bodies to produce various vitamins, for example, and other beneficial substances. . . . -
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Nutritional yeast, similar to brewer's yeast, is a deactivated yeast, usually Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
. . . Nutritional yeast products do not have any "added" monosodium glutamate as an ingredient, however all inactive yeast (dead yeast) contains a certain amount of free glutamic acid because when the yeast cells are killed the protein that comprises the cell walls begins to degrade breaking down into the amino acids that originally formed it. Glutamic acid is a naturally occurring amino acid in all yeast cells, along with many other vegetables, fungus and meats.
Some people report similar side effects when consuming high levels of free glutamate as they do when consuming MSG.
High temperature* nutritional yeast products apparently yield elevated concentrations of the excitotoxin glutamate as a by-product. . . .
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*[So, just back down in dose if it produces any agitation.]
. . . Nutritional yeast, unlike yeast used in baking or making beer, is a deactivated yeast, made by growing it in a medium of sugarcane and beet molasses, then harvesting, washing, drying and packaging the yeast.
It is candida albicans free, which means it can be enjoyed even by yeast sensitive individuals. . . .
. . . Since your body can only absorb so much of any one nutrient at a time and since you need B-vitamins dispersed throughout the day to help your body convert food to energy, I recommend adding just a teaspoon of nutritional yeast to foods at each meal. . . .
[Elizabeth Brown is a registered dietitian and certified holistic chef]
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Her suggestion of taking just one teaspoon at a time (a measured teaspoon from your cooking tools, not from the silverware drawer) . . . it would decrease chances of overstimulation that the natural glutamate may cause for some people if they were to try to get a day's worth all at once. -
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Thanks Keebler for clarifying that for me and others. Didn't want to confuse people who just skim, so I deleted the thread. Sorry bout that.
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- This topic has a recent question so I thought I'd post another thing about it to consider along with all the other detail.
In one post above, it's mentioned that brewer's / nutritional (that yellow flaky) yeast contains glutamate / glutamic acid.
While this yeast can be excellent in many ways, be careful to not taking too much. If feeling agitated or irritable, that's one sign as would feeling "wired".
Not too late in the day, of course. Things to know about why too much glutamine can be damaging -- and that if one gets to that "wired" place, magnesium is a good balancer for glutamine.
It's all about balance. Detail below is more about some of the insanely excessive amounts of glutamine added in various powders / supplements but it's still good to know considering food sources, too.
See post: Caution: Aspartate; Glutamine; and Phenylalanine (3 excitatory amino acids that can be wrong for us when added as supplements, beyond a normal dietary level)
Seaweed has its own natural MSG and can be very excitatory -
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. . . A perfect addition to any meal — providing nutrition while saving calories — nutritional yeast is one source of complete protein and vitamins, in particular B-complex vitamins.
It contains folates, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, selenium and zinc, making it a great superfood! It’s low in sodium and fat, gluten-free, and doesn’t contain any added sugars or preservatives. . . . -
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