Frontier Nutritional Yeast Flake Reviews Summary

Taste

Pros:

• "I love this brand! It was fresh and to my liking! This is my second order!"
• "The taste, the size of the flakes and the price....it all works!"
• "It tastes great and is a decent value for the money."
• "I love the taste of Frontiers Nutritional yeast and sprinkle it on my eggs every morning it taste like a powdery cheese which is really good."
• "It has a delicious flavor and our family loves it sprinkled on popcorn."
• "Tastes as it should, nutty, cheezee. The savory umami delicious."
• "Tastes great! Have reordered a few times. Quality is consistently excellent."

Cons:

• "This stuff tastes OK, but it has a weird smell."
• "This was very powdery and bland."
• "I found it to be far too salty and needed to cut it by 2/3 with regular yeast before putting it in anything as I normally would."
• "I absolutely loved the first batch that I bought... But the second batch I got immediately smelled bad and tastes completely different."
• "It tastes like super stale, bland, off-brand, imitation cheese crackers and nothing at all like the super scrumptious, savory, rich flavor it usually is."
• "This nooch tastes like it was sitting next to packaged herbs in storage."
• "This does not have it. No umami flavor, no cheesiness."

Packaging

Pros:

• "It arrived promptly, well packaged and the flakes are uniform in color and taste."
• "The product arrived in a very store bought & neat package."
• "Packaged in light-proof vacuum sealed bag."
• "Quality nutritional yeast and packaged so no light gets in which is vital for nutritional yeast storage."

Cons:

• "Arrived with broken package, leaked from product package, spilled over inside the bag."
• "Package had a big hole in it on arrival and about a third had spilled in packing box."
• "Be careful because you might puncture the extremely thin packaging it comes in and it’ll explode everywhere like dust."
• "Just wish the packaging was a bit thicker, bag ripped easily."
• "Small Flakes to dust. Bag was not sealed properly and dust all over."
• "The package is unnecessarily huge and flimsy, which is hard to handle."
• "They should package it with a resealable top."

Value

Pros:

• "Our family uses a lot of nutritional yeast. It was awesome to be able to find this big bulk bag that I keep on hand to refill my shaker."
• "Loved being able to order this in bulk, it saves so much money."
• "The 1 lb. bulk bag is a great value."
• "This is currently the cheapest nutritional yeast per ounce on Amazon at the time of writing."
• "Great price for the quantity."
• "This is a great price and flavor."
• "Good price for a great product."

Cons:

• "I’ve been buying this every month for almost two years and was enjoying it tremendously but the price over that time has doubled and so therefore I can no longer recommend this product."
• "We really like this product and we order it every month however I just looked through the Amazon records and I noticed the price has gone from $11 in 2021 all the way to to over 20$ dollars in 2024."
• "That’s absolutely insane price gauging. Shame on you, frontier co-op!"
• "Cannot return. Very disappointed."
• "Recieved a bad batch, The flavor had absorbed what ever product it was stored with."
• "I'm giving this three stars due to it being shipped in its original package and nothing else."
• "I just with that they could be more accurate with the packaging used."

Nutritional Content

Pros:

• "It has good 'superfood'-appropriate amounts of B-family vitamins that occur naturally and proportionally in the yeast."
• "Frontier Natural Products Nutritional Yeast has a much more complete B vitamin profile. That was what I thought I was ordering."
• "The yeast is non-GMO and organic."
• "Frontier Co-op Nutritional Yeast Mini-Flakes is not fortified means that you are getting all of its nutrients in their natural, unadulterated form."
• "The yeast is 100% pure and Kosher certified."
• "One of the very few non fortified nutritional yeast. The taste is subtly cheesy, they are excellent and the price is a good value for money."
• "Nutritional Yeast is full of beta-glucans which we all need."

Cons:

• "The nutritional contents are significantly limited compared to the brand I had been buying."
• "This product shows a lot of Vitamins/Minerals & great strong taste. None of these are true!."
• "I compared the labels and this one has less vitamins, more calories!!!"
• "Check your labels. This has very low nutritional value compared to other brands."
• "The yeast I received from Frontier coop has few B vitamins and no folate. It looks like it was packaged from an open bin."
• "product nutritional values are not as described."
• "The nutrition label does not show added B vitamins but it is evident that they were added when one goes to the restroom."

Use and Versatility

Pros:

• "I use this as a crusting during high heat baking of salmon skin."
• "I mix it in my vegan Mac and cheese, sprinkle it in soups and dressings, or top popcorn with it."
• "This can be used anywhere you want a little extra flavor with good nutritional value."
• "I use nutritional yeast ALL THE TIME. My kids favorite nutritional yeast use is to make Vegan Cheese sauce."
• "Really delicious and great for subbing as panko flakes and adding to cashew queso!"
• "I use this for a number of vegan recipes and I bought it because of the great price."
• "I use this everyday. It tastes great and I often make vegan cheese sauces with it."

Cons:

• "Ways to improve this product would be to include a resealable package."
• "Says it's non-irradiated but not on package. So what did I really receive?"
• "Not recommended for people with heart issues, sensitivity to sodium or prone to migraines."
• "However, it doesn't come in a re-sealable package like most other brands do."
• "Plus packaging isn’t resealable."
• "I do have to fault them on the packaging. I wish they would add a zip closure bag."
• "They should package it with a resealable top."