Nutritional yeast Calories and nutrition facts

3 kcal per serving (1 g)

Carbs: 0.19 g
Fibre: 0.2 g
Sugars: 0.01 g
Protein: 0.47 g
Fat: 0.05 g

Where the calories come from

Protein 61% Carbs 25% Fat 15%

Nutritional yeast has 3 kcal per serving (1 g), with 0.19 g carbs, 0.2 g fibre, 0.47 g protein and 0.05 g fat. 100 g has 349 kcal.

How much is too much

About 400 g of nutritional yeast a day reaches the EU safe upper level for vitamin B6: 12 mg, the most an adult can have every day without risk of harm. That's 400 × serving (1 g).

Diet tags

Egg free Lacto-ovo vegetarian Lactose free Lacto vegetarian Milk free Vegan

Last updated November 6, 2026 · Where the data comes from

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Nutrients in nutritional yeast

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Amount

% of the daily value for a healthy adult. Your own needs depend on age, sex and activity.

Energy and macros

Energy 349 kcal (1,460 kJ)

17% of daily
Carbohydrates, net 19g

7% of daily
Protein 47g

63% of daily
Fat 5g

7% of daily
Water 0g

0% of daily
Alcohol 0g

Vitamins

Vitamin A (RAE) 0µg

0% of daily
Vitamin A (Retinol) no data
Vitamin D 0µg

0% of daily
Vitamin E 0mg

0% of daily
Vitamin K 0µg

0% of daily
Vitamin B1 2mg

240% of daily
Vitamin B2 6mg

375% of daily
Vitamin B3 (Niacin) equivalents 37mg

277% of daily
Vitamin B6 3mg

188% of daily
Vitamin B9 (Folate) 1,200µg

364% of daily
Vitamin B12 0µg

0% of daily
Vitamin C 0mg

0% of daily

Minerals

Salt 250mg

5% of max
Calcium 0mg

0% of daily
Chromium 0µg

0% of daily
Copper 0mg

0% of daily
Fluoride 0mg
Iodine 0µg

0% of daily
Iron 0mg

0% of daily
Magnesium 0mg

0% of daily
Manganese 0mg

0% of daily
Molybdenum 0mg

0% of daily
Phosphorus 0mg

0% of daily
Potassium 0mg

0% of daily
Selenium 0µg

0% of daily
Sodium 0mg

0% of max
Zinc 0mg

0% of daily

Carbohydrates

Starch 0g
Sugars 1g

2% of max
Added Sugars 0g

0% of max
Sucrose 0g
Maltose 0g
Fructose 0g
Galactose 0g
Glucose 0g
Fibre, total 20g

80% of daily
Polyols 0g

Fats

Amino acids

Histidine 1.10g

113% of daily
Isoleucine 1.74g

131% of daily
Leucine 2.96g

101% of daily
Lysine 3.06g

115% of daily
Methionine 0.66g

49% of daily
Cysteine 0.42g
Phenylalanine 1.55g

67% of daily
Tyrosine 1.22g

102% of daily
Tryptophan 0.42g

121% of daily
Threonine 2.26g

161% of daily
Valine 2.49g

148% of daily
Alanine no data
Arginine 2.19g
Asparagine no data
Aspartic acid no data
Cystine no data
Glutamic acid no data
Glutamine no data
Glycine no data
Proline no data
Serine no data
Hydroxyproline no data
Taurine no data

Amino acid data is mapped from the USDA database, for information only.

Nutritional yeast in other food databases

The same food in national food composition databases, next to ours. Per 100 g.

Per 100 g	Nutriely	BLS
Energy (kcal)	349	306
Protein (g)	47	49
Fat (g)	5	4.5
Carbohydrates (g)	19	6.2
Sugars (g)	1	2.5
Fibre (g)	20	23
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BLS: “Yeast flakes/nutritional yeast”. Databases measure different samples, so some spread is normal. Nutriely's values are what the app uses. Sources and licences.

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