Yeast Free Shopping Guide
Yeast is a fungus used in the process of fermenting foods, such as beer, wine (a yeast called brewer's yeast) and used in leavening agent in baked goods (called baker's yeast). Brewer's yeast is often used to fortify foods with B vitamins while baker's yeast is used to produce carbon dioxide inside dough and cause them to rise.
Ingredients to avoid include:
- Baker's yeast
- Brewer's yeast
- Fermented foods (most alcohol, vinegar, malt, cider, etc.)
- Breaded foods (crackers, croutons, crackers, etc.)
- Moldy foods/other fungi (mushrooms, truffle, puffballs, morels, etc.)
