Yeast extracts (natural flavour, umami, salt reduction)
Yeast extract; YE; autolysate extract
Product Category
- Yeast Products
- Food & Beverage
CAS Number
- 8013-01-02
Product Description
Yeast extract is the soluble fraction of yeast cells, produced by autolysis or enzymatic hydrolysis and concentrated to powder or paste.
Grades range from mild savoury to high-nucleotide and high-glutamate umami types.
Grades range from mild savoury to high-nucleotide and high-glutamate umami types.
Applications
- Soups, sauces, stocks and gravies
- Snacks and seasonings
- Meat, deli and plant-based
- Ready meals
- Salt and MSG reduction programmes
Benefits
- Delivers 25–40% salt reduction without loss of taste impact
- Clean label alternative to added MSG and E-numbered flavour enhancers
- Builds depth, body and mouthfeel in reduced-fat and reduced-salt systems
- Masks off-notes from plant proteins and sweeteners
- Declared simply as yeast extract or natural flavouring
