In March 2024, Foods Alive, a leading company that specializes in plant-based superfoods, introduced two new innovative deactivated yeast mixes: Nacho and Zesty. With the increasing demand for plant-based substitutes in cooking and snacking, these new seasoning blends are intended to provide robust, tasty, and nourishing solutions.
Deactivated yeast, which has a rich, natural umami taste, is combined with a carefully prepared blend of herbs and spices to create the Nacho Blend, savory cheese flavor inspired by traditional nacho cheese. This is perfect for anyone looking for a vegan, dairy-free substitute: add this to popcorn, pasta, veggies, or baked potatoes or nachos to raise their level of flavor.
Similarly, the Zesty Blend has a unique, refreshing flavor. This is the perfect blend for salads, roasted vegetables, and as a seasoning for grilled tofu or tempeh, as it combines the earthy flavor of deactivated yeast with a zesty infusion of herbs and spices to create a bright, acidic taste. It can be incorporated into a variety of recipes as the ease with which it blends makes it versatile for the improvement of flavor profiles of plant-based foods without artificial additives or preservatives.
Both of the blends are rich in B-vitamins, especially B12, which is an important component of plant-based diets. The inactivated yeast blends from Foods Alive are a tasty and nutritious complement to meals as they are also a great source of protein and fiber.
According to Coherent Market Insights nutritional yeast industry will exhibit a CAGR 13% during the forecast period 2024- 2034.
North America is estimated to account for a significant share in the global nutritional yeast market in 2019. The U.S. is estimated to hold the largest market share in 2019. This is due to increased demand for organic products in this country because of increased health awareness among consumers.
Nutritional yeast provides several health benefits like it enhances the immune system, lowers cholesterol level, and enables healthy hair, skin, and nails among others. Rising health awareness among consumers and growing awareness regarding health benefits of nutritional yeast are major factors driving growth of global nutritional yeast market.
However, side-effects related to nutritional yeast include potential migraine or headache, digestive disorder, facial flushing, and inflammatory bowel disease; hence the growth of the market is anticipated to be impeded.
