A protein is a complex, large molecule comprising one or more long chains of amino acids. Proteins are essential to the body’s tissues and organs’ structure, function, and regulation. They play a crucial role in various biological processes.
Proteins are found in a wide variety of foods, mainly from animal:
- Meat
- Poultry
- Fish
- Seafood
- Dairy products
- Eggs
Plant sources can also supply protein in limited quantities compared to animal. Nutritional yeast is an excellent source of protein. Due to their diet, vegans and vegetarians must be supplemented with alternative protein. A solution is nutritional yeast.
Red Star® nutritional yeast, an alternative to animal product
Nutritional yeast is an excellent alternative to animal products for obtaining protein. Indeed, the nutritional profile of Red Star® Nutritional Yeast comprises 50% of non-animal protein. In addition, nutritional yeast offers a good Protein Digestibility Corrected Amino Acid Score (PDCAAS). PDCAAS corresponds to evaluating amino-acid composition and the digestibility of a protein-based. It measures the presence of essential amino acids in the protein. Essential amino acids are those that the body cannot synthesize on its own and must obtain from the diet. It considers how well the body digests and absorbs the protein for digestibility.
The PDCAAS of Red Star® Nutritional Yeast is superior to one. That means the protein profile of nutritional yeast is excellent.
In addition to an excellent nutritional profile, Red Star® Nutritional Yeast can be considered as a golden nutritional nugget full of key nutrients such as:
- B vitamins
- Fibers
- No sugar
- No fat
- No salt
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