Looking to add nutritional yeast to your diet but unsure what it is? Here’s what experts want you to know first.

There is another form of this yeast species, which is called brewer’s yeast. Although people sometimes use the terms interchangeably, it is essential to note that nutritional yeast is not the ...

Sourdough bread starts with a good sourdough starter. This sourdough starter without yeast captures wild bacteria. It is a ...

This umami-packed ingredient is a home cook's shortcut to flavor heaven. Betsy Andrews is an award-winning journalist with more than two decades of experience covering food, drink, and travel.

Soon compressed yeast became the preeminent solution for home bakers. Another early marketing effort featured a promotional cookbook giveaway. Fleischmann’s followed others in using this fairly ...

In a study published yesterday (April 2) in PNAS, researchers describe how they genetically engineered a strain of brewer’s yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, to produce noscapine, a nonnarcotic cough ...