A sprinkle of McCormick Nutritional Yeast adds savory nutty and cheesy flavor to everyday recipes and vegan dishes. Used as a seasoning nutritional yeast packs a flavor and nutritional punch. Nutritional yeast is made from inactive yeast and does not have the leavening ability of baking yeast. Instead use it like you would grated cheese to give rich umami flavor to eggs potatoes pasta salads soups and vegetables. This seasoning adds Parmesan-like taste to snacks like popcorn kale chips dips and crackers. Nutritional yeast is an excellent source of 8 vitamins & minerals and is salt free sugar free and gluten free. It is an essential ingredient in vegan dishes adding a plant-based cheesy flavor to pesto sauces scrambles and more.