Foods Alive Nutritional Yeast Flakes | Non-Fortified, Plant Based Protein, Vegan Cheese Powder Substitute, Versatile Seasoning for a Wide Range of Dishes (2-lbs (Pack of 1))

**Edit to say that I reached out to Foods Alive directly to report my issue with the chlorine smell (original review at the bottom), and they responded the same day. They have had other complaints about the same issues through Amazon orders only, but no issues with orders directly from their Foods Alive website. After looking at reviews from other brands of nutritional yeast through Amazon I noticed another brands review had a complaint about chlorine smell as well. So I believe this is an Amazon issue and not a Foods Alive issue. Amazon must be storing or shipping these foods with chlorine or trucks parked next to a pool. I don’t know. But Foods Alive has great customer service, they are sending me a replacement. If you ever have an issue my advise is to reach out directly to them before leaving a review. I will going forward. *end of edit* ok adding another edit few day later** I have had a few correspondence with Matt at Foods alive in the past week and just received my replacement nooch along with a few extra goodies. I immediately opened the package of nooch and took a big whiff and have to say, fresh from Foods Alive company nooch hits different. Smells so much more fresh delicious than any nooch I’ve ever smelled which says a lot because the smell has always just been okay to me. The flavor is creamier, buttery, nutty and cheesier than any nooch I’ve ever tasted, even goes for the previous foods alive nooch I’ve been getting on Amazon for about 3 years now. Again I highly recommend ordering directly from them, and if you ever have any issues with your orders either from Amazon or foods alive I strongly recommend reaching out to Foods Alive directly, just send a message on their website. Matt has gone far above and beyond to help me get my replacement before the holiday (in 2 days) and has made me feel like an important customer. Please if you do reach out remember to be kind. **Original review**Ordered this nooch just over 30 days ago, and finally opened the bag today to use in a recipe and my senses were assaulted with strong swimming pool chemical odors. As pictured, the bag has been sitting open on my dining table for about 30 minutes now and I just checked again and the smell hasn’t dissipated at all. I cannot smell nooch, It still smells like swimming pool/chlorine or something. Had my wife smell it and sure enough she agreed it reeks of chemicals. I’ve bought Foods Alive before and it’s always smelled nutty, so hopefully this is just a bad batch. But I’m not buying it again.

Delicious to make cashew "cheese" sauce. Great when you can't have dairy and also very great nutrition profile on this product. My naturopath recommended to go with the real version of nutritional yeast and not the synthetic version which is not as good for the body. This is the real deal and the taste and quality are great.

This is the only yeast we get. Always a good product. We have tried others and they lied about being non fortified. This one is really non fortified. We love it.

I've had a difficult time finding true flaked yeast. No, make that impossible time. For at least 20 years all I could find was fine powdered yeast, until this Foods Alive product, which represents progress. The flakes are smallish and mixed in with a lot of powder. I'm thinking/hoping that I just got from the bags filled from the bottom of the factory vat. They used to be about 1/4" 'in the old days'. We'll see. The taste is not so sweet as I remember it but it is not distasteful, sour, or bitter. My wife and I sprinkle about an ounce over our cold or hot cereals, sometimes I sprinkle it onto PBJs. We take brewer's yeast daily to resist depression and fatigue. It definitely helps.

So I ordered this because I listened to Dr. Eric Berg on YouTube and he says to only take the non-fortified nutritional yeast because that means it doesn’t have fake vitamins in it only real natural B vitamins. It’s supposed to be good for your brain to help you relax. I like to just take a tablespoon of it and put it in my mouth and just kinda let it sit there and melt, I enjoy the taste. It’s not really all that cheesy in my opinion but I still like it. I also put it on my dogs food. I make their food myself, so this is a nice addition to help ensure that they get their b vitamins. They love it!