What is nutritional yeast and where can you buy it?

What is nutritional yeast?

Nutritional yeast is deactivated yeast left over from beer-making. It comes in the form of flakes and has a strong nutty, cheesy character, which makes it a great parmesan substitute in vegan cooking.

Where to buy nutritional yeast

Marigold Super Engevita Yeast Flakes, £4/100g, Tesco

Marigold Engevita Yeast Flakes, £5.89/125g, Amazon

Nutritional yeast recipes

Vegan kale caesar salad with aubergine ‘bacon’

Swap bacon for crunchy, paprika-smoked aubergine slivers in our vegan twist on the classic caesar salad.