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Is Trader Joe's Nutritional Yeast ultra-processed?

4 oz Nutritional yeast Sold in the United States and France

Pack of Trader Joe's Nutritional Yeast

No, it's unprocessed or minimally processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

None of its ingredients counts as a sign of processing in NOVA.

  • 11 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Ingredients

inactive nutritional yeast (yeast), niacin (vitamin B3), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), thiamine hydrochloride (vitamin B1), riboflavin, folic acid, cyanocobalamin

As written on the pack

inactive nutritional yeast (dried yeast), niacin (vitamin B3), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), thiamine hydrochloride (vitamin B1), riboflavin (vitamin B2), folic acid, cyanocobalamin

Among 9 nutritional yeast

From least to most processed, this one ranks 6th. 0% of the nutritional yeast here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 9 nutritional yeast, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00588713, last edited 8 June 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.