Yeast Extract
Level 3 — Contested
Yeast Extract is a other additive listed in the FDA food-additive database.
Also: autolyzed yeast extract
Where you'll see it
Lean Cuisine, Wall's sausages, soups, savoury snacks
What the research says
Industrial source of free glutamate — the umami flavour-enhancer mechanism marketed under a 'natural' label that is part of the same flavour-enhancement family as MSG, inosinate and guanylate. Drives excess consumption via the false signal of incoming protein.
[ultra-processed-people] Industrial source of free glutamate — the umami flavour-enhancer mechanism marketed under a 'natural' label that is part of the same flavour-enhancement family as MSG, inosinate and guanylate. Drives excess consumption via the false signal of incoming protein.
Regulatory status
- Notes: From enrichment source only, not in Winter Dictionary
Sources
- Ultra-Processed People (van Tulleken) — Chapter 18: UPF is designed to be overconsumed: yeast extract, basil, oregano, potassium chloride, flavour