nutritional yeast

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some info on nutritional yeast....

Each batch of nutritional yeast is grown on a mixture of cane and beet molasses for a period of seven days. B-vitamins are added during the process to provide the yeast with the nutrients it needs to grow. When harvested, the yeast is washed, pasteurized, and dried on roller drum dryers before it is ready for market. It is then used by food manufacturers in food products, added to boost the nutrient levels in pet foods, and simply packaged for sale in natural foods stores. From Best Natural Foods

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per Red Star:

Red Star® nutritional yeast is an excellent source of protein, dietary fiber, vitamins and minerals. Lesaffre Yeast Corporation derives its primary grown nutritional yeast from pure strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae grown on mixtures of cane and beet molasses. After the fermentation process is completed the yeast is harvested, thoroughly washed, pasteruized, and dried on roller drum dryers. The special growth medium and unique drying process are the secrets to the exceptional performance and flavor of Red Star® nutritional yeast. If it is pasteruized and heated... how can it be alive or full of good stuff?????

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Nutritional Yeast—Super Food or Neurotoxin?

I was first introduced to Dr. Schulze’s “super nutrition” formula, SuperFood about five years ago. It was heralded as the ultimate nutritional supplement, and based upon a quick glance of the listed ingredients, I was quick to agree. Needless to say, I became a daily user of SuperFood. My allegiance to SuperFood was further instilled upon completion of Dr. Schulze’s Advanced Course in Natural Healing offered by his School of Natural Healing.

Dr. Schulze has helped untold thousands of people turn their health around. He is one of the most dynamic and courageous natural medicine practitioners and teachers alive today. Additionally, Dr. Schulze has gone to great lengths to make extremely potent herbal tinctures and bowel cleansing products--that is why his products are highly imitated. As for Dr. Schulze's SuperFood, there is no denying that he utilizes the highest quality organic and wildcrafted plant ingredients available. (We use his same supplier.) The cost of these ingredients is much higher than if they were obtained from other suppliers--we know! But we were soon to discover a little-known truth about SuperFood (and it's many copy-cat products) that would open our eyes.

In June of 1999 and again in 2000 I had the privilege of meeting one of the true heroes of our recent time—Dr. Blaylock. Dr. Blaylock is a neuro-surgeon of great respect and a thorough researcher and author. Dr. Blaylock has explored in great depth the relationship of certain types of brain lesions and their cause, and has discovered a clear link to various food additives, which form or contain "free" glutamic acid. These additives, which are used as "flavor enhancers" or "sugar substitutes", include a host of aliases used by the food industry to disguise their true identity—MSG (Monosodium Glutamate) or Aspartame. Some of these aliases include "autolyzed yeast", "yeast extract" and "yeast food". Dr. Blaylock published his findings in 1997 in his best-selling book, Excitotoxins: The Taste That

Kills.

It was after talking with Dr. Blaylock in June 2000, that I realized that Dr. Schulze’s SuperFood contained a generous portion of "NON-Active Saccharomyces cerevisiae Nutritional Yeast". This yeast, Dr. Schulze informs us in his Patient Handbook, "is grown on beets and pure molasses." (See: http://www.curezone.com/schulze/handbook/superfood.asp).

Recently I was reading an informative little article by Rhonda Parkinson, entitled Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)—Pros and Cons, where she shares with us, that "the MSG we find on store shelves is usually made from fermented sugar beet or sugar cane molasses, in a process quite similar to the way soy sauce is made."

The few brain cells that I have left all began to activate. What is the correlation between MSG (made from fermented sugar beet or sugar cane molasses), which is sometimes (not so successfully) disguised under the alias of "yeast food", "yeast extract", or "autolyzed yeast", and the "nutritional yeast" which Dr. Schulze admits is "grown on beets and pure molasses"?

The trail that I would follow in hopes of discovering the truth about “nutritional yeast” would be like the unraveling plot of an intriguing political novel, with greed, a mix of strange bed-fellows, and a mysterious French connection.

Now, the first stop on the trail would be to Red Star Yeast, the company that manufactures the “nutritional yeast” for Dr. Schulze’s SuperFood, (and other "copy cat" products). The Red Star "nutritional yeast" product that Dr. Schulze utilizes is called "Vegetarian Support Formula". It was confirmed by Red Star Yeast, that "the preferred source of carbohydrate for yeast is sugar from molasses. Molasses is the by-product of the refining of sugar beets and sugar cane." (See: http://www.redstaryeast.com/nutritionalyeast/html/manufacturer/process.html). Until recently, the parent company of Red Star Yeast was a lesser known conglomerate, Sensient Technologies Corporation. Sensient Technologies is divided into several groups—the “Sensient Color

Group” which "is the world's leading supplier of synthetic food colors, as well as a leading producer of natural, cosmetic and specialty-ink colors." A second group of Sensient is the “Sensient Flavors & Fragrances Group”. "Sensient is a leading manufacturer of flavors, flavor systems, flavor enhancers and dehydrated vegetables for the food, beverage and dairy industries. Selling under: Sensient Flavors; Sensient Fragrances; Sensient Dehydrated Flavors Company." (See: http://www.sensient-tech.com/sensient_businesses.html).

So the parent company of Red Star Yeast, Sensient Technologies, "is a leading manufacturer of flavors, flavor systems, and flavor enhancers…"

Let’s add up a few things so far. 1) MSG, a well-known flavor enhancer, is manufactured by utilizing sugar beet or cane molasses. 2) Red Star Nutritional Yeast is manufactured by utilizing sugar beet or cane molasses. 3) The parent company of Red Star Yeast, Sensient Technologies, is a world leader in the manufacture of "flavor enhancers". Let’s see where this takes us…

Strangely enough, Sensient Technologies recently "divested" Red Star Yeast, Inc., by selling it to LeSaffre, a French yeast manufacturing conglomerate, however, Sensient remained the parent to MinnDak Yeast Company, which is co-owned by Sensient and Minn-Dak Farmers ative, based in Wahpeton, SD, is a sugar beet growers cooperative that processes beets into sugar and molasses.

LeSaffre is the worlds largest manufacturer of yeast and yeast extracts, used as nutritional supplements, flavor enhancers, dough conditioners, and fermentation catalysts. The new French parent to Red Star Yeast is also in the flavor enhancing business. (See: http://www.lesaffre.com/default_eng.asp). Is Red Star Yeast to be found guilty by their associations?

Let’s look at Red Star Nutritional Yeast one more time. On a list of “benefits” for using Vegetarian Support Formula (Nutritional Yeast), Red Star lists the following: “High quality protein, Excellent source of B-vitamin complex, Natural food supplement, Enhances flavor of foods, contributes texture and mouth-feel.” (See: http://www.redstaryeast.com/nutritionalyeast/html/manufacturer/vitamin.html). So, Red Star Nutrtional Yeast doubles as a "flavor enhancer". Is it because it is a close cousin to MSG and is manufactured much in the same manner, utilizing the same sugar beet and cane molasses? Is it a coincidence that the companies that produce "nutritional yeast" are also leaders in the "flavor enhancer" business?

You are free to draw your own conclusions.

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Ted PhelpsDayStar Botanicals and Lifestyle Education

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