Do B-Vitamins Get Created From Yeast?

Okay, so you’ve recently started on a yeast-free diet, or you’re thinking about starting on one. Whichever of those applies to you, you may be wondering about B-vitamins, since brewer’s yeast is one form of B-vitamins. So you’re probably wondering: do all B-vitamins come from yeast?

The answer is no, not all B-vitamins come from yeast. While it is indeed true that brewer’s yeast is a great source of B-vitamins, it is not the only source. B-vitamins are also found in green leafy vegetables, fruit, fish, meat, eggs, milk, nuts, rice, liver, whole grain cereals, and many other foods. So it’s more about where you get your B-vitamins from rather than B-vitamins actually always coming from yeast itself. So stay away from brewer’s yeast and you should be fine.

More information about B-vitamins:

The Vitamins B Complex category contains 8 different water soluble vitamins. They were originally thought to be just one single vitamin when they were first discovered. But then they realized they were in fact chemically different substances that happen to exist in the same foods.

The 8 B-Vitamins:

Thiamine (B1), Riboflavin (B2), Niacin/Nicotinamide (B3), Pantothenic Acid (B5), Pyridoxine/Pyridoxal/Pyridoxamine (B6), Biotin (B7), Folic Acid (B9), Vitamin B12.

Health Benefits of B-Vitamins

* Proper metabolism and energy

* Muscles and skin.

* Nervous and immune systems.

So hopefully this has put your mind at rest that just because you will be following a strict yeast free diet, this does not mean you will have to miss out on your all important B-vitamins. B-vitamins come in many different forms that are free from yeast. Living on a yeast free diet is easy once you get used to it.

For More Information About Yeast Free Diets:

Yeast Free Cooking by Lori Winders – I really recommend this book. At 155 pages long, it’s packed full of really useful yeast-free information and yeast-free recipes.