Yeast extract

basant125
basant125 Posts: 15 Member
edited November 22 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi what do u think of yeast extract is it useful for diet and health ??? Thank u too much
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  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    edited October 2017
    It's sold in the Supplement section. Things sold in the Supplement section are not proven to cause harm.

    That's the only standard they have to meet. Some merchants are so sloppy that they don't even batch test the product in their Supplement section. Investigative journalists in New York found numerous merchants, brands, and supplements on store shelves for which the label did not match the DNA of the material inside the bottle.

    You can read the label. You can even believe the label. You're on your own.

    http://www.umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/supplement/red-yeast-rice
  • VintageFeline
    VintageFeline Posts: 6,771 Member
    Slap a Marmite label on it, spread it on toast and you've got yourself a bit of delicious. Reasonable source of a few vitamins but the amount you'd have to eat to have meaningful impact is probably not reasonable. Hotly debated love it/hate it topic in the UK is Marmite.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    I eat both Marmite and Vegemite - mainly because I simply like the taste.
    Like all foods they have nutrition so could be considered useful for diet and health in the context of your overall diet. But as you use them sparingly you aren't going to get a load of anything from them.

    They don't contain any magic though.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,348 Member
    I love Vegemite and eat it regularly. Never have u ever seen it suggested it does anything for weight loss. Pro tip though, it's awesome in place on a stock cube in as stew or meat sauce
  • Rincewind_1965
    Rincewind_1965 Posts: 639 Member
    Yeast extract is another name for glutamate or E621.
    Yeast extract is strongly suspected to be neurotoxic.
  • pebble4321
    pebble4321 Posts: 1,132 Member
    Detritus_1965 wrote: »
    Yeast extract is another name for glutamate or E621.
    Yeast extract is strongly suspected to be neurotoxic.
    Lots of Aussies seem to be doing ok eating Vegemite!
  • VintageFeline
    VintageFeline Posts: 6,771 Member
    pebble4321 wrote: »
    Detritus_1965 wrote: »
    Yeast extract is another name for glutamate or E621.
    Yeast extract is strongly suspected to be neurotoxic.
    Lots of Aussies seem to be doing ok eating Vegemite!

    And Brits on Marmit. I happen to like both.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,348 Member
    Detritus_1965 wrote: »
    Yeast extract is another name for glutamate or E621.
    Yeast extract is strongly suspected to be neurotoxic.

    Aw, a link to Google. How insightful.
  • cbelc2
    cbelc2 Posts: 762 Member
    My friend, who is sensitive to MSG, is also sensitive to Yeast Extract with a headache, redness, and hives. It’s a flavor enhancer similar to MSG.
  • JoLightensUp
    JoLightensUp Posts: 140 Member
    Noel_57 wrote: »
    Maybe yeast extract combined with the morning banana diet would help us?

    Throw in some negative calorie apples to speed things up and we're set!

    I'm an Aussie who's grown up on Vegemite. Yum! If it's neurotoxic, I'm in big trouble! :p
  • ladyreva78
    ladyreva78 Posts: 4,080 Member
    I'm actually considering adding some yeast to my morning yogurt to improve my folate intake somewhat. I rarely hit the recommended 300µg and just 5g would cover 50% of that and add a nice little dose of vitamin B12 (the recommended intake is around 3µg, so those 5g of yeast would cover 1/3).

    Now the question is... will I actually like the taste of it :tongue:


  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    JoLightensUp wrote: »
    Noel_57 wrote: »
    Maybe yeast extract combined with the morning banana diet would help us?

    Throw in some negative calorie apples to speed things up and we're set!

    I'm an Aussie who's grown up on Vegemite. Yum! If it's neurotoxic, I'm in big trouble! :p

    I'm in double trouble.... I had it on crumpets this morning, super thick. They were wholemeal crumpets though, so perhaps I'll be slightly forgiven ;)
  • VintageFeline
    VintageFeline Posts: 6,771 Member
    ladyreva78 wrote: »
    I'm actually considering adding some yeast to my morning yogurt to improve my folate intake somewhat. I rarely hit the recommended 300µg and just 5g would cover 50% of that and add a nice little dose of vitamin B12 (the recommended intake is around 3µg, so those 5g of yeast would cover 1/3).

    Now the question is... will I actually like the taste of it :tongue:


    100% would not recommend putting in yoghurt. It's deeply deeply cheek suckingly savoury. I can't even imagine trying to eat it with yoghurt.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,348 Member
    ladyreva78 wrote: »
    I'm actually considering adding some yeast to my morning yogurt to improve my folate intake somewhat. I rarely hit the recommended 300µg and just 5g would cover 50% of that and add a nice little dose of vitamin B12 (the recommended intake is around 3µg, so those 5g of yeast would cover 1/3).

    Now the question is... will I actually like the taste of it :tongue:


    oh god, no. No. not with yogurt. No. And I love Vegemite. I eat it off the spoon.
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    VintageFeline wrote: »
    ladyreva78 wrote: »
    I'm actually considering adding some yeast to my morning yogurt to improve my folate intake somewhat. I rarely hit the recommended 300µg and just 5g would cover 50% of that and add a nice little dose of vitamin B12 (the recommended intake is around 3µg, so those 5g of yeast would cover 1/3).

    Now the question is... will I actually like the taste of it :tongue:


    100% would not recommend putting in yoghurt. It's deeply deeply cheek suckingly savoury. I can't even imagine trying to eat it with yoghurt.

    It might be ok with natural yoghurt as a dip for vegies?
  • VintageFeline
    VintageFeline Posts: 6,771 Member
    livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
    VintageFeline wrote: »
    ladyreva78 wrote: »
    I'm actually considering adding some yeast to my morning yogurt to improve my folate intake somewhat. I rarely hit the recommended 300µg and just 5g would cover 50% of that and add a nice little dose of vitamin B12 (the recommended intake is around 3µg, so those 5g of yeast would cover 1/3).

    Now the question is... will I actually like the taste of it :tongue:


    100% would not recommend putting in yoghurt. It's deeply deeply cheek suckingly savoury. I can't even imagine trying to eat it with yoghurt.

    It might be ok with natural yoghurt as a dip for vegies?

    I'm sitting here trying to imagine it in a creamy-ish base and nope. Not doing it for me. Still sounds terrible.
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    VintageFeline wrote: »
    livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
    VintageFeline wrote: »
    ladyreva78 wrote: »
    I'm actually considering adding some yeast to my morning yogurt to improve my folate intake somewhat. I rarely hit the recommended 300µg and just 5g would cover 50% of that and add a nice little dose of vitamin B12 (the recommended intake is around 3µg, so those 5g of yeast would cover 1/3).

    Now the question is... will I actually like the taste of it :tongue:


    100% would not recommend putting in yoghurt. It's deeply deeply cheek suckingly savoury. I can't even imagine trying to eat it with yoghurt.

    It might be ok with natural yoghurt as a dip for vegies?

    I'm sitting here trying to imagine it in a creamy-ish base and nope. Not doing it for me. Still sounds terrible.

    I'm thinking nutritional Yeast... The yellow, slightly cheesy stuff. Are we talking about different things?
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,348 Member
    livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
    VintageFeline wrote: »
    livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
    VintageFeline wrote: »
    ladyreva78 wrote: »
    I'm actually considering adding some yeast to my morning yogurt to improve my folate intake somewhat. I rarely hit the recommended 300µg and just 5g would cover 50% of that and add a nice little dose of vitamin B12 (the recommended intake is around 3µg, so those 5g of yeast would cover 1/3).

    Now the question is... will I actually like the taste of it :tongue:


    100% would not recommend putting in yoghurt. It's deeply deeply cheek suckingly savoury. I can't even imagine trying to eat it with yoghurt.

    It might be ok with natural yoghurt as a dip for vegies?

    I'm sitting here trying to imagine it in a creamy-ish base and nope. Not doing it for me. Still sounds terrible.

    I'm thinking nutritional Yeast... The yellow, slightly cheesy stuff. Are we talking about different things?

    Very different things!!
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
    VintageFeline wrote: »
    livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
    VintageFeline wrote: »
    ladyreva78 wrote: »
    I'm actually considering adding some yeast to my morning yogurt to improve my folate intake somewhat. I rarely hit the recommended 300µg and just 5g would cover 50% of that and add a nice little dose of vitamin B12 (the recommended intake is around 3µg, so those 5g of yeast would cover 1/3).

    Now the question is... will I actually like the taste of it :tongue:


    100% would not recommend putting in yoghurt. It's deeply deeply cheek suckingly savoury. I can't even imagine trying to eat it with yoghurt.

    It might be ok with natural yoghurt as a dip for vegies?

    I'm sitting here trying to imagine it in a creamy-ish base and nope. Not doing it for me. Still sounds terrible.

    I'm thinking nutritional Yeast... The yellow, slightly cheesy stuff. Are we talking about different things?

    Very different things!!

    You mean actual Yeast? :o Who eats that? *vomit*
  • Zinka61
    Zinka61 Posts: 563 Member
    Marmite on bananas--Yum!
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    edited October 2017
    livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
    VintageFeline wrote: »
    livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
    VintageFeline wrote: »
    ladyreva78 wrote: »
    I'm actually considering adding some yeast to my morning yogurt to improve my folate intake somewhat. I rarely hit the recommended 300µg and just 5g would cover 50% of that and add a nice little dose of vitamin B12 (the recommended intake is around 3µg, so those 5g of yeast would cover 1/3).

    Now the question is... will I actually like the taste of it :tongue:


    100% would not recommend putting in yoghurt. It's deeply deeply cheek suckingly savoury. I can't even imagine trying to eat it with yoghurt.

    It might be ok with natural yoghurt as a dip for vegies?

    I'm sitting here trying to imagine it in a creamy-ish base and nope. Not doing it for me. Still sounds terrible.

    I'm thinking nutritional Yeast... The yellow, slightly cheesy stuff. Are we talking about different things?

    Very different things!!

    You mean actual Yeast? :o Who eats that? *vomit*

    You should try it in breading! Delicious!

    Edit: oh you aren't talking nutritional yeast. Never mind then. That's the only edible yeast I know.
  • ladyreva78
    ladyreva78 Posts: 4,080 Member
    I suspect I might be getting lost in translation here...

    The yeast I thinking about is sold as a supplement around here. The only translation I found was just 'yeast'. But it's not the kind you use for baking (if that makes sense).
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,348 Member
    Yeast extract (Vegemite, Marmite etc) are very different. Dark brown paste, strongly savoury flavoured, very salty. Nothing like actual yeast.
  • VintageFeline
    VintageFeline Posts: 6,771 Member
    We're talking about yeast extract, totally different thing. It is a thick, brown, strongly flavoured thing you get in a jar and use pretty sparingly, usually as a topping on bread products or to add that umami flavour to dishes.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,348 Member
    It's like... yeast poo. In a good way.
  • ladyreva78
    ladyreva78 Posts: 4,080 Member
    Ah... translation problem indeed.

    Thanks for the explanation :smile:
  • JoLightensUp
    JoLightensUp Posts: 140 Member
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    It's like... yeast poo. In a good way.

    Harsh, but fair. :p
    Actually, I can't imagine I would have started eating Vegemite if I had been introduced to it as an adult. It just looks so unappetising... I don't know how they convinced people to buy the first jars of it really!
  • delaclos99
    delaclos99 Posts: 53 Member
    Toast spread with a thick layer of Marmite, topped with baked beans and strong cheddar, is one of the finest comfort foods going.
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