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| Health Benefits of Nutritional yeast |
Nutritional yeast is a ‘deactivated yeast’ which is
often sold as a food product. Yeast is basically yellow in color and has a
nutty cheesy flavor. You will find nutritional yeast in the form of flakes or a
yellow powder. It gives a similar flavor to what we get after adding cheese to
any food. It not only tastes great but it is also a rich source of vitamins and
proteins.
Nutritional yeast is cultivated through beet and
cane molasses which are undergone fermentation process for a week. Then it is dried
out and packaged as flakes or powder. It is good for health and so people often
replace it with parmesan cheese.
The various benefits of nutritional yeasts are as
follows:
Power-pack
of nutritients
Nutritional yeast contains 70 gms calories, proteins
– 14gms and fiber more than 7gms. One serving of this provides a full spectrum
of proteins, vitamins, amino acids, minerals, biotin, folic acid and minerals.
This is one such vegetarian source that is power-packed with minerals vitamins and
amino acids that are very essential to maintain good health.
Boosts
immune system
Beta glucans that are derived from the broken cell
walls of nutritional yeasts plays role of an immune stimulator role. They work
as a defense wall against parasitic, fungal, viral and bacterial infection and
cancer.
Maintains
good cholesterol levels
Beta glucan in nutritional yeast are also effective
in preventing coronary artery disease. Thus yeast helps in lowering LDL
cholesterol or bad cholesterol and increases HDL cholesterol or good
Cholesterol levels.
Defend
you from free radicals
Nutritional yeast contains glutathione which form
glutathione peroxidase in body. This is a very important antioxidant which is
required to protect from free radicals. It also helps in improving heart
disease, lowering the risk of any heart disease, getting rid of poor vision and
fighting with the problem of hair loss.
Anti-aging
properties
Very few people are aware that nutritional yeast
also has anti-aging properties. Nutritional yeast is enriched with nucleotides
which are known for its anti-aging properties. Nutritional yeast has
rejuvenating properties for DNA and RNA which are considered as the genetic
blueprint for life. It helps to makes our skin healthy, young and healthy from
the root level.
So now you know the benefits of nutritional yeast.
It is better to start including nutritional yeast in your daily food and
replace those high-fat cheese products. Both the forms of nutritional yeasts
whether powder form or flakes, are safe and healthy to consume.
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