nutritional
definition of nutritional
1. having to do with nutrition (eating, digesting, and absorbing the nutrients in food, and the health and disease consequences).1
nutritional yeast
definition of nutritional yeast
1. a food product or food additive made from yeast (a fungus). The yeast is pasteurized (heated) to prevent it from growing in a person’s digestive tract. Nutritional yeast is used as a source of protein and B vitamins. Some (but not all) brands of nutritional yeast contain vitamin B12. Latin name: Saccharomyces cerevisiae.1