Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed Nutritional Yeast

10 of the top 10 nutritional yeast products sit in NOVA group 1 — the least processed end of the scale. The nutritional yeast with the lowest NOVA processing group — fewer industrial ingredients and additives. We checked 47 nutritional yeast with complete data.

  1. 1 Flocons de levure noble

    Flocons de levure noble

    Wessanen Benelux · 150 g
    a NOVA 1 384 kcal 15.6 g sugar 46.4 g protein 4.2 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  2. 2 Nutritional Yeast

    Nutritional Yeast

    Trader Joe's · 4 oz
    a NOVA 1 400 kcal 0 g sugar 60 g protein 0 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  3. 3 Ravintohiivahiutale

    Ravintohiivahiutale

    makrobios · 100 g
    a NOVA 1 334 kcal 2.5 g sugar 40.4 g protein 4.5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  4. 4 Levure maltée

    Levure maltée

    Germinal
    a NOVA 1 321 kcal 9 g sugar 47 g protein 4.8 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  5. 5 Nutritional Brewers Yeast

    Nutritional Brewers Yeast

    Gayelord Hauser · 7 oz. (198 grams)
    a NOVA 1 393 kcal 0 g sugar 46.4 g protein 7.1 g fat

    Also: No additives

  6. 6 Nutritional yeast + B12

    Nutritional yeast + B12

    ΒΙΟ-ΥΓΕΙΑ · 125 g
    a NOVA 1

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  7. 7 Ravintohiivahiutaleet

    Ravintohiivahiutaleet

    Puhdas+ · 150 g
    a NOVA 1 341 kcal 15.6 g sugar 46.4 g protein 4.2 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  8. 8 Płatki drożdżowe nieaktywne

    Płatki drożdżowe nieaktywne

    Look Food · 100 g
    a NOVA 1 428 kcal 15.6 g sugar 46.4 g protein 4.2 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  9. 9 Lievito alimentare in fiocchi

    Lievito alimentare in fiocchi

    ViviMio · 200 g
    a NOVA 1 334 kcal 0.5 g sugar 48 g protein 4.9 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  10. 10 Näringsjästflingor: Mild umami

    Näringsjästflingor: Mild umami

    Renee Voltaire · 160 g
    a NOVA 1 327 kcal 8 g sugar 49 g protein 5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

How we built this list

We ranked all published nutritional yeast on Foodmetria that have a photo and the required nutrition data, using values per 100 g from the product label. Ties are broken by Nutri-Score and by how often shoppers scan the product. Rankings update automatically as label data changes. Read our methodology.

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