Yeast

[Callie FP]

Am i able to consume yeast? I was looking specifically at Ranch dressing which has yeast as an ingredient. 

Thanks! 

[Awol cast iron stomach]

I am able to use Red star yeast for baking.

I actually make my own salad dressings my body prefers minimal additives/ ingrediants/ stabilizers etc.

I often look for Paleo seasoning recipes for the spices portion , using fresh garlic minced, and then I add olive oil and apple cider vinegar.

I haven't gone back to bottled dressings.

Edited February 16, 2020 by Awol cast iron stomach
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[cyclinglady]

Here what the gluten-free Watchdog has to say:

https://www.glutenfreewatchdog.org/news/update-on-the-gluten-free-status-of-yeast-extract/

So, just for piece of mind and since you are a newbie, if the bottle of dressing is not labeled gluten free, then do not buy it or use it.  There are several brands of Ranch that I buy for my husband located in the refrigerated section of the grocery store that are labeled gluten free.  

For me?  Commercial dressing has all kinds of gums and additives that do not agree with me.  Ranch dressing specifically has onion and garlic which are terrible for me as I have intolerances to those foods.  Go figure!

I make my own dressings which my extended family specifically  asks for.  

[Ranchers Wife]

So first off, Cycling Lady's advice is spot on...don't use it, don't buy it unless it is either labeled on the bottle as gluten free, or you make a phone call with a phone number on the bottle and customer service will positively verify that the product is gluten free. If it sounds like the customer service representative is unsure about your question regarding gluten...pass, or call another time in hopes of getting a more knowledgeable customer service rep.

I shop at Costco a lot, and for any of their house brands ("Kirkland Signature") they will be able to tell you from their call center whether the product is gluten free, and if it was produced in a facility that does, or does not, handle gluten/wheat.

 

My second point, is that if you are looking at the ingredients of a bottle of Ranch dressing, that 'yeast' is likely actually Yeast Extract. Yeast Extract is a form of MSG, in which yeast is processed/refined to extract the naturally occurring MSG from the yeast. MSG is an unpopular ingredient to list, but food tastes better with MSG. So the manufacturers of processed foods have a couple of go-arounds to sell lots of their product. The first is Yeast Extract, which sounds like...well, yeast, and relatively harmless. The second is called 'Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein', and similarly the vegetable protein is refined/processed to extract naturally occurring MSG.

 

MSG is a pretty potent neuro-stimulator, and implicated for causing problems with ADD and ADHD in children, as well as migraines in adults and children. Some people don't notice that it really does affect them. My husband doesn't get migraines from it, but he does get more irritable if he consumes MSG in its various forms. I get migraines from it, and avoid it as best I can.

 

You may, or may not be sensitive to yeast, or MSG. Most Celiacs are sensitive to something, and often a whole lot of somethings. Newbies are often well advised to eat a very simple, unprocessed 'clean' diet for a while, and add things in carefully to see if they are tolerated. Eggs, dairy, oats, soy, xanthan gum, MSG, nightshades...lots of possible issues that it takes time to figure out.