Meanings
nounnutritional yeast (countable and uncountable, plural nutritional yeasts)
plural nutritional yeasts
- countableuncountableA pale yellow preparation of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, often used as a nutritional supplement and flavoring by vegetarians and vegans due to its high protein content and selection of B vitamins.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 營養酵母 /营养酵母
- 營養酵母 /营养酵母 (yíngyǎng jiàomǔ)preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Czech nutriční kvasnice
- nutriční kvasnicepreparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Finnish ravintohiiva
- ravintohiivapreparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
German Hefeflocken, Nährhefe
- Hefeflockenpreparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
- Nährhefepreparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
- Würzhefepreparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Hungarian élesztőpehely
- élesztőpehelypreparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Polish płatki drożdżowe
- płatki drożdżowepreparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Portuguese levedura de cerveja
- levedura de cervejapreparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Spanish levadura nutricional
- levadura nutricionalpreparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
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APA
nutritional yeast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nutritional%20yeast
MLA
“nutritional yeast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nutritional%20yeast. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nutritional yeast,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nutritional%20yeast.
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