Debittered Brewer's Yeast Powder
by Vitamin World · powder · 1 lb
- Off the market since January 2013 (NIH)
- UPC 0 74312 72270 7
- DSLD label 611
- Serving 1 tbsp (15 g)
- 30 servings
Debittered Brewer's Yeast Powder by Vitamin World lists 16 ingredients, 16 with an amount per serving of 1 tbsp, such as 0.5 mg of thiamine, 0.4 mg of riboflavin, 4.8 mg of niacin and 0.4 mg of vitamin B6, beside 6 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 26, 2011.
What is in Debittered Brewer's Yeast Powder?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tbsp. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 60 Calories | ||
| Calories from Fat | 10 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 1 g | 1% | 56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 4 g. |
| Total Carbohydrates | 6 g | 2% | Higher than 73% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 24 g. |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g | 12% | Higher than 63% of 6,987 products listing fiber (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 12 g. |
| Sugar | 2 g | 48% of 11,807 products listing sugar give more (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 8 g. | |
| Protein | 7 g | 14% | 62% of 8,985 products listing protein give more (median 16 g). Per day at the most servings: 28 g. |
| Thiamine | 0.5 mg | 34% | 91% of 9,830 products listing thiamin give more (median 5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2 mg. |
| Riboflavin | 0.4 mg | 28% | 93% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin give more (median 4 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1.6 mg. |
| Niacin | 4.8 mg | 24% | 93% of 12,413 products listing niacin give more (median 20 mg). Per day at the most servings: 19.2 mg. |
| Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B-6 (Form: as Pyridoxine Hydrochloride) | 0.4 mg | 20% | 97% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1.6 mg. |
| Folic Acid | 261 mcg | 65% | 69% of 7,022 products listing folate give more (median 400 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 1,044 mcg. |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.03 mcg | 1% | This amount is far outside what other labels list for vitamin B12, or disagrees with the label's own %DV: possibly a unit or transcription slip in the database. Check the label image on DSLD. |
| Biotin | 5.8 mcg | 2% | 99% of 9,447 products listing biotin give more (median 200 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 23.2 mcg. |
| Pantothenic Acidas D-Calcium PantothenatePantothenic Acid (Form: as D-Calcium Pantothenate) | 0.8 mg | 8% | 98% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) give more (median 12 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3.2 mg. |
| Calcium | 13 mg | 1% | 95% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 52 mg. |
| Iron | 1.3 mg | 8% | 74% of 6,910 products listing iron give more (median 5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 5.2 mg. |
| Phosphorus | 151 mg | 15% | Higher than 69% of 3,786 products listing phosphorus (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 604 mg. |
| Magnesium | 16 mg | 4% | 87% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg). Per day at the most servings: 64 mg. |
| Zinc | 1.5 mg | 10% | 94% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 6 mg. |
| Copper | 0.03 mg | 2% | 98% of 6,468 products listing copper give more (median 1 mg). Per day at the most servings: 0.12 mg. |
| Chromium | 1.8 mcg | 2% | over 99% of 7,825 products listing chromium give more (median 100 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 7.2 mcg. |
| Sodium | 10 mg | 1% | 78% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg). Per day at the most servings: 40 mg. |
| Potassium | 260 mg | 7% | Higher than 86% of 11,614 products listing potassium (median 99 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,040 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 611 (entered October 26, 2011), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.
Is that a lot?
The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:
- 91% of the 9,830 products that print an amount of thiamin list more than its 0.5 mg of thiamin (median 5 mg).
- 93% of the 9,824 products that print an amount of riboflavin list more than its 0.4 mg of riboflavin (median 4 mg).
- 93% of the 12,413 products that print an amount of niacin list more than its 4.8 mg of niacin (median 20 mg).
- 97% of the 15,277 products that print an amount of vitamin B6 list more than its 0.4 mg of vitamin B6 (median 6 mg).
- 99% of the 9,447 products that print an amount of biotin list more than its 5.8 mcg of biotin (median 200 mcg).
- 98% of the 10,060 products that print an amount of pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) list more than its 0.8 mg of pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) (median 12 mg).
The NIH database records 1 to 4 servings a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.
The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.
Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.
Which products have the closest formulas?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Debittered Brewer's Yeast PowderGood 'N Natural · off the market same ingredients
- Brewer's Yeast PowderBluebonnet Super Earth 21 shared, 91% alike
- Brewer's Yeast FlakesBluebonnet Super Earth · off the market 19 shared, 85% alike
- Brewer's Yeast Powder UnflavoredBluebonnet 19 shared, 84% alike
- Brewer's Yeast Powder UnflavoredBluebonnet Super Earth · off the market 19 shared, 84% alike
- Brewer's Yeast PowderThompson 19 shared, 78% alike
Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.
What does the label say about taking it?
Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.
- Directions
- DIRECTIONS: For adults, take one (1) tablespoon (15 g) one to four times daily. Mix in milk, fruit juice, soups or chopped meat. Its superb taste means you can sprinkle it on salads, cottage cheese, yogurt and other foods. Use it in cooking meat loaves, casseroles and many other dishes.
- Warnings
- Contains a wheat ingredient.
- WARNING: If you are pregnant, nursing or taking any medications, consult your doctor before use. Avoid this product if you are allergic to yeast. Discontinue use and consult your doctor if any adverse reactions occur. Keep out of reach of children. Store in a cool, dry place. Do not use product if pull ring under cap is damaged or broken.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- No Artificial Color, Flavor or Sweetener, No Preservatives, No Starch, No Milk, No Lactose, No Soy, No Fish.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 611.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Debittered Brewer's Yeast.
How many labels does Debittered Brewer's Yeast Powder have?
One label is on file, entered on October 26, 2011.
- Label 611 (current) Entered October 26, 2011 · off the market January 1, 2013 · 1 lb · UPC 0 74312 72270 7
DSLD also links this label to: Brewer's Yeast Powder (image difference, same product).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Vitamin World, Inc. (manufacturer), Ronkonkoma, NY, U.S.A.. All Vitamin World products.