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Yeast, from least to most processed

We track 20 yeast, 80% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is SPM All Natural Gold Without Ascorbic Acid.

What makes yeast ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of yeast that contain each:

Unprocessed or minimally processed (4)

  1. 1 SPM All Natural Gold Without Ascorbic Acid Red star 1
  2. 2 Organic instant yeast Red star 1
  3. 3 Vegan Engevita Nutritional Yeast Flakes Marigold · 100 g 1
  4. 4 Savoury Super B12 Engevita Yeast Flakes Marigold · 100 g 1

Ultra-processed food (16)

  1. 5 Dried Active Yeast Allinson's · 125g 4
  2. 6 Active Dry Yeast Fleischmann's · 4 oz 4
  3. 7 Yeast Allinson's · 2 x 11g 4
  4. 8 Rapidrise Instant Yeast Fleischmann's · 3 x 1/4 OZ Packets • NET WT 3/4 OZ (21g) 4
  5. 9 Bread Machine Instant Yeast Fleischmann's 4
  6. 10 Easy bake Yeast Asda · 42g 4
  7. 11 Easy Bake Yeast Allinson's · 100g 4
  8. 12 Quick Yeast Doves Farm · 125 g 4
  9. 13 Borwick's Dried yeast imp 4
  10. 14 Lowan Instant Dried Yeast Lowan Whole Foods · 280g 4
  11. 15 Easy Bake Yeast 2 x Aldi · 2 x 7 g 4
  12. 16 Dry yeast Tandaco · 35g 4
  13. 17 Yeast Easy Bake Sachets Allinson's · 6 x 42g 4
  14. 18 Fast Action Yeast Morrisons · 56g 4
  15. 19 Fast action bread yeast Hovis · 42 g 4
  16. 20 Fast Action Dried Yeast 8 Sachets Sainsbury's · 56g 4

Within each group, products with fewer signs of ultra-processing, additives and ingredients come first. This ordering is ours, for comparison; it is not part of NOVA.