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(More customer reviews)FIRST OFF: PURCHASING HEALTH FOOD IS ABOUT CHOICE & SOMETIMES COMPROMISE
There are many excellent brands of Brewer's Yeast Powder, "Twin Labs" is my favorite for quality, taste, value and nutritional properties, but this Swanson product is very effective, the best value and tastes better than most. Frankly, buying it for less than $4. per pound does make all the difference, but it still has to be good stuff, which we feel it is. Having said that, if they were the same price and available through the same vendor, I would pick the Twin labs product every time. Bear in mind however, that there are many Brewer's Yeasts on the market that taste awful or are so expensive and sometimes both, that one must appreciate and consider this Swanson product.
IN A NUTSHELL: VERY GOOD TASTING "REAL BREWER'S YEAST" -- NOTHING ADDED
This "Genuine Brewer's Yeast" powder tastes very good for real Brewers Yeast. Having said that, remember this is not a vitamin or mineral -- BREWER'S YEAST is one of the ultimate super-foods, a veritable food supplement by itself. Traditionally, people who have been involved with weight lifting, body building or competitive sports that require strength, and muscle building have found that Brewer's Yeast had preceded them. It has very well balanced amino-acids plus all the B-complex vitamins which include large doses of Inositol and Choline. Add to this, the best, and most bioavailable source of chromium and selenium too, as well as many trace minerals and elements. AND - they're all naturally occurring -- nothing is added, no preservatives, sugars or additives of any kind. Really good food is what this Brewer's Yeast is, and you can add it to many things. Right now, I have a tablespoon mixed in with a huge glass of very diluted orange juice, but you can put it in anything you want, including; casseroles, yogurt, soup, juices, meat loaf, salads, milk and of course water. Honestly, I have been using this stuff on myself for over 40 years. Truly, I've never gotten over the wonder of how well, and alert Brewer's Yeast has always made me feel. My guess is that the large quantities of Inositol and Choline are the key to the alertness, combined with the natural amino-acids.
BELOW IS A COPY OF THE LABELING INFO THAT IS PROBABLY EASIER TO READ -- remember, all the nutrients are naturally occurring - nothing is added! Supplement Facts
Serving Size: 1 heaping tablespoonful (16 g)
Servings per container: 31
Amount Per Serving % Daily Value [VITAMIN/MINERAL INFO FROM SWANSON'S LABEL]
Calories 60
Protein 8 g 16%
Thiamin .6 mg 40%
Riboflavin .75 mg 44%
Niacin 5 mg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.4 mg 20%
Folic Acid 30 mcg 7.5%
Vitamin B12 .15 mcg 2.5%
Biotin 7.5 mcg 2.5%
Pantothenic Acid 0.3 mg 3%
Choline 63 mg
Inositol 50.5 mg
Paba .4 mg
RNA/DNA 1.05 Grams
Iron .9 mg 10%
Phosphorus 10 mg 1%
Magnesium 16 mg 4%
Zinc .75 mg 5%
Copper 0.5 mg 25%
Chromium 95 mcg 76%
Sodium 32.5 mg 1.5%
Potassium 317 mg 9% --------*-- AMINO ACIDS LISTED BELOW ARE FOR TWIN LABS - SWANSON LISTED NONE, BUT THE PROTEIN CONTENT & PROFILE ARE BOTH VERY SIMILAR
Alanine 592 mg *
Arginine 464 mg *
Aspartic Acid 800 mg *
Glutamic Acid 1120 mg *
Glycine 400 mg *
Histidine 208 mg *
Isoleucine2,3 400 mg *
Cystine 112 mg *
Leucine2,3 624 mg *
Lysine² 592 mg *
Methionine² 144 mg *
Phenylalanine² 368 mg *
Proline 400 mg *
Threonine² 400 mg *
Serine 448 mg *
Tryptophan1,2 96 mg *
Tyrosine 304 mg *
Valine2,3 480 mg *
¹The L-Tryptophan in the product is naturally present in the protein. It is not added or manufactured.
²Essential Amino Acids.
³Branched Chain Amino Acids.
BOTTOM LINE: EXCELLENT PRICE -- GOOD PRODUCT
I usually shop for Brewer's Yeast on the basis of price first as it is handled by all the large vendors that sell via Amazon including Swanson's. Interestingly, the larger vendors tend to have fresher product, and this is evidenced by the expiration date on the jar which typically gives you about 2 years on these vacuum sealed containers. Having said that, I do prefer the Twin Labs product, and a careful check of the label showed Twin Labs to be somewhat more nutrient dense. However, this Swanson brand does have an extremely high chromium content, which is very bioavailable in this naturally occurring form.PLEASE NOTE:
[WE AND I ARE NOT INVOLVED IN THE SALE OR PROMOTION OF THIS OR ANY OTHER PRODUCT -- I SIMPLY BELIEVE IN BREWER'S YEAST AND THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF ABOUT 4 BRANDS THAT I HAVE ALWAYS PURCHASED FOR OUR PERSONAL CONSUMPTION OVER THE YEARS]
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