Yeast Roundup
We analyzed 41 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Finding the perfect Yeast shouldn't feel like a guessing game. At CakeID, we take food transparency seriously. We have analyzed over 41 products in this category, breaking down every ingredient list to uncover hidden additives, excessive sugar levels, and potential allergens.
Whether you are searching for strictly Vegan options, Gluten-Free snacks, or simply want to avoid high-processed foods, our algorithm ranks products based on a comprehensive Health Score. Below is our definitive ranking of the safest and healthiest Yeast you can buy in 2026, sorted by their ingredient purity.
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Detailed Reviews

4 pk Assorted Yeast Raised Donuts
Ingredients: Sugar, Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Malt, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Palm Oil, Caramel Topping (Corn Syrup, Brown Sugar, Milk, Butter (Cream [From Milk], Salt), Molasses, Sodium Citrate, Vanilla Extract, Sea Salt), Pecans, Peanuts, Coconut, Corn Syrup, Soybean Oil, Maltodextrin, Cinnamon, Yeast, Cocoa (alkalized), Soy Flour, Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Palm Oil &; Palm Kernel Oil, Salt, Agar, Whey, Cultured Dextrose, Natural Flavor (Botanicals), Propanediol (freshness), Citric Acid, Mono &; Diglycerides, Antioxidants (Tocopherols, Ascorbic Acid, Citric Acid), Sodium Citrate, Cornstarch, Gum (Agar, Guar), Coloring (Turmeric, Annatto, Fruit &; Vegetable Juice, Spirulina, Beta Carotene, Caramel Color, Lycopene, Paprika Oleoresin, Riboflavin, Cocoa [alkalized], Titanium Dioxide), Soy Lecithin, Fully Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Rapeseed, Cottonseed, Soybean), Caramel Color, Sodium Acid Sulfate, Soy Protein, Cellulose Gum, Enzymes, Unbleached Enriched Flour, Ascorbic Acid, Sunflower Lecithin, Egg, Carnauba Wax, Natural Flavors, Gum (Gellan, Locust Bean, Xanthan). Nutrition Facts based on variety average. ALLERGENS: Contains Egg, Milk, Peanuts, Soy, Tree Nuts (Coconut, Pecan), Wheat. Other allergens may be present due to shared preparation area.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Bake & Serve Parker House Style Yeast Rolls
Ingredients: Bleached enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, sugar, eggs, soybean oil, butter (cream, salt), salt, hydrogenated cottonseed oil, yeast, mono and di-glycerides, whey.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Large Flake Nutritional Food Yeast
Ingredients: INACTIVE NUTRITIONAL YEAST (DRIED YEAST, NIACIN, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, RIBOFLAVIN, THIAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE, FOLIC ACID, VITAMIN B12).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Red Yeast Rice Plus
Ingredients: Calcium (as Calcium Carbonate), Red Yeast Rice (Monascus purpureus), Plant Phytosterols, Microalgae (Haematococcus pluvialis), Microcrystalline Cellulose, Silicon Dioxide, Croscarmellose Sodium, Magnesium Stearate (vegetable), Stearic Acid (vegetable), Hypromellose, Polydextrose, Riboflavin color, Carmine color, Talc, Medium Chain Triglycerides (vegetable), Soy
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Active Dry Yeast SPM Without Ascorbic Acid
Ingredients: yeast (saccharomyces cerevisiae), sorbitan monostearate. mode d'emploi: mélanger la levure dans de l'eau chaude 90°f-110°f (32°c-43°c). laisser reposer 5 à 10 minutes. mélanger puis ajouter les autres ingrédients. ingredients: levure (saccharomyces cerevisiae), monostearate de sorbitan. modo de empleo: mezclar la levadura en agua caliente a 90°f-110°f (32°c-43°c). dejar reposar 5 a 10 minutos. revolver bien e incorporar los demás ingredientes. ingredientes: levadura (saccharomyces cerevisiae), monoestearato de sorbitán. (r manufactured for: lesaffre corporation milwaukee, wisconsin 53214 usa.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Instant Quick Rise Dry Yeast 329947
Ingredients: yeast, sorbitan monostearate, ascorbic acid.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Instant Yeast
Ingredients: LEVADURA (SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE), MONOESTEARATO DE SORBITAN, ACIDO ASCORBICO.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Nutritional Yeast Seasoning
Ingredients: inactive dry yeast, niacin (vitamin b3), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), thiamin hydrochloride (vitamin b1), riboflavin (vitamin b2), folic acid (folate), cyanocobalamin (vitamin b12)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Nutritional Yeast Flakes
Ingredients: Dried Yeast (Non-GMO), Niacin (B-3), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (B-6), Riboflavin (B-2), Hydrochloride (B-1), Folic Acid, Vitamin B-12
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Nutritional yeast
Ingredients: INACTIVE DRY YEAST, NIACIN (VITAMIN B3), PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6), THIAMIN HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLATE (VITAMIN B9), CYANOCOBALAMIN (VITAMIN B12).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Enriched Yeasty Rolls
Ingredients: Enriched flour (unbleached wheat flour, malted barley flour, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate [vitamin b1], riboflavin [vitamin b2], niacin [vitamin b3], folic acid), water, sugar, yeast, soybean oil, wheat gluten, salt, mono - and diglycerides, vinegar, calcium propionate (a preservative), calcium sulfate, citric acid, ascorbic acid, cornstarch, sodium alginate, polysorbate 60.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Nutritional Yeast
Ingredients: nutritional YEAST, NIACIN (VITAMIN B3), PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6), THIAMIN HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID (FOLATE), CYANOCOBALAMIN (VITAMIN B12).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Active Dry Yeast Bread Machine 329948
Ingredients: Yeast, Sorbitan Monostearate, Ascorbic Acid
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Yeast Dinner Rolls
Ingredients: unbleached enriched white flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate or reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, yeast, granulated sugar, soybean and/or canola oil, salt, malt, sodium stearoyl lactylate, yeast nutrients (calcium sulfate, ammonium chloride), ascorbic acid, enzyme (added for improved baking),
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Nutritional yeast vsf mini flake
Ingredients: Dry Yeast, Niacin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamin Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Vitamin B12.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Nutritional Yeast
Ingredients: inactive nutritional yeast (dried yeast), niacin (vitamin B3), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), thiamine hydrochloride (vitamin B1), riboflavin (vitamin B2), folic acid, cyanocobalamin
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

rapidrise instant yeast
Ingredients: Percent Daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Vitamin C 4% GREDIENTS: YEAST, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, ASCORBIC ACID. ODUCT OF CANADA www.breadworld.com
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed
