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Ingredient dictionary

Baker's yeast on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Baker's yeast is a kind of yeast. It is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 4,339 products. Per 100 g: about 354 kcal and 45 g protein.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20265 sourcesHow we check

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Does baker's yeast contain an allergen?

Baker's yeast is not one of the allergens that food labels must declare in the US, the UK, Europe or the Gulf. Open Food Facts does not link it to an allergen, and Bravoora’s label checker does not read the name as one.

Is baker's yeast vegan?

Yes. Baker's yeast is vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in it.

VeganFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.

VegetarianFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.

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What other names does baker's yeast have on a label?

On European labels it is “levure de boulanger” in French, “Backhefe” in German and “levadura de panadería” in Spanish. The other 9 languages are listed below.

French: levure de boulanger, levure de boulangerie
German: Backhefe
Spanish: levadura de panadería
Dutch: bakkersgist
Portuguese: levedura para panificação
Polish: drożdże piekarskie
Norwegian: bakegjær
Finnish: leivinhiiva, viinihiiva
Czech: pekařské droždí
Hungarian: Élesztőgomba
Romanian: drojdie de panificație
Croatian: pekarski kvasac

Which foods contain baker's yeast?

Open Food Facts lists baker's yeast or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 4,339 products.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where baker's yeast turns up, not how much of the market it is.

How many calories are in baker's yeast?

Baker's yeast has about 354 kcal per 100 g, with 45 g protein, 18 g carbohydrate and 6.4 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Baker's yeast, dehydrated” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

354kcal per 100 g

45g protein

18g carbohydrate

6.4g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 0 g, saturated fat 1.5 g, fibre 23 g, salt 0.56 g, energy 1,480 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 11045. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is baker's yeast?

Baker's yeast is a kind of yeast.

Kinds of baker's yeastFresh yeastCompressed baker's yeastDry baker's yeast

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