Red Star Nutritional Yeast Mini Nutritional Yeast, 5 oz

Great way to flavor many dishes, add filler, and add nutritional value.

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November 19, 2015

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I bought this because so many people claim it tastes just like Parmesan cheese (in vegan and vegetarian chat rooms, etc.). I don't think it tastes anything like Parmesan. Not just this brand, but any brand of nutritional yeast - just doesn't taste like cheese to me. But that's okay because I found it smells and tastes like toasted bread.

So, for me it tastes good sprinkled on anything I might normally eat with bread (like pasta) or anything I would normally sprinkle bread crumbs on (like veggie casseroles or mock mac & cheese, baked clams, shrimp scampi, etc.).

It's also a great nutritional filler for meatloaf and meat balls (regular or mock vegan style), or salad spreads like tuna*, chicken*, or egg salad, or for any kind of stuffing you might make, or mixed with a breading you might make for chicken cutlets. It can be used in any dish that you might use bread crumbs. It might not replace the bread crumbs completely, but it can be substituted for part of the bread crumb mixture for better nutrition and stronger/fresher bread flavor.

And it can be used to thicken sauces, gravies, or mashed veggies. Use sparingly for this purpose, until you get use to how much to use. It may be difficult to get the flakes to blend in.

* Most people don't know this, but many delis and restaurants will use bread crumbs to bulk up and thicken chicken and tuna salad. It's not just a way to extend the food (old bread crumbs are an inexpensive filler) but it also adds flavor and thickens these salads to make them taste heartier.

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Red Star Nutritional Yeast - VSF Mini Flake --... Red Star

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nobody really

January 8, 2017

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This is the tastiest nutritional yeast I have found thus far. We have been using this brand for several years. I do not like the bitterness that some brands have. This is sweeter. Nutritional yeast is great for adding protein and vitamin B to dishes~especially for our vegetarian family members. It adds some thickness to broths and stirfry dishes and seems to add a bit of a cheesy flavor. It is great sprinkled on popped corn. I highly recommend this product~ it is at a good price that I paid fully as I am not benifitting from my review.

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Koko

Healthy and good taste!

March 3, 2016

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I can't get enough of this nutritional yeast. It smells some sort of way when you use a lot of it on food but that doesn't compare to the amount of vitamins and minerals it contains in it. It is so healthy and has a great taste to it. Will be buying it again once I am finished with this one!

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RED STAR IS THE BEST NUTRITIONAL YEAST

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Rhonda

June 1, 2017

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The best nutritional yeast I've ever tasted! Very hearty and cheesy, use it on all my tofu scrambles, tofu quiches, popcorn, Portabella burgers, "cheese" grits, veggies, potatoes and many other foods! Would recommend this brand!

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Great tasting nutritional yeast!

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Tess P

December 21, 2015

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I have been buying 'good tasting nutritional yeast' for over 3 decades. I started using it in college to sprinkle on vegetable or on my popcorn (my 30 year old son will not eat popcorn unless it's made the way I make it with this....). I recently moved to a new city and have been challenged to find it in bulk close to my home. So I tried this. Just as good as the bulk nutritional yeast I've been using for years. Mind you it doesn't take just like cheese but has it's own lightly nutty taste and given I also put butter and a variety of other spices on whatever I'm putting it on ~ from cayenne, to Spike, to black pepper it tastes great to me!

3 people found this helpful

It’s very good, I’ve been sprinkling it on everything

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Jan Thomas Jr.

November 16, 2017

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This is the first time I’ve tasted nutritional yeast. It’s very good, I’ve been sprinkling it on everything.

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May 22, 2017

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This is my first time using nutritional yeast and I placed it in marinara sauce that I made myself and I like the taste basically it just made it tastes more thicker like there were meet in there which I appreciate it since now that I've quit eating meat

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I have tried many different brands of nutritional yeast and this is the best tasting nutritional yeast.

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Best tasting.

Yum, yum. I combine this with butter to make the world's bests organic popcorn.

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Don't like taste at all. If I mix a small amount into my tomato sauce or other items, I can cover it up until I get rid of this one, but will never buy this kind again.Read more

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