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Dried Yeast and Brewers Dried Yeast

Dried Yeast and Brewers Dried Yeast appears on the labels of 90 of the 244 recipes we have read and scored (37 percent of the database), in label forms including Dried Yeast, Brewers Dried Yeast, dried yeast, hydrolyzed yeast, grain distillers dried yeast, Yeast Culture and 1 more label forms.

What it is

Inactivated yeast, dried: B vitamins, amino acids and flavour compounds in a savoury powder.

Why makers use it

Palatability and a modest nutrient contribution; yeast fractions also appear as gut health ingredients.

What to watch for

This is nutritional yeast, not live bread yeast, and it does not expand in the stomach. Dogs are not at risk from it.

Highest scoring recipes that carry it

RecipeScore / 100FormatLife stage
Victor Raw Blend Farm Chicken Recipe94Dry foodAll life stages
Victor Raw Blend Rancher's Beef Recipe94Dry foodAll life stages
Taste of the Wild Ancient Prairie94Dry foodAll life stages
Taste of the Wild Ancient Wetlands94Dry foodAll life stages
Victor Hi-Pro Plus Small & Medium Breed Puppy94Dry foodAll life stages
Victor Raw Blend Fishermen's Salmon Recipe91Dry foodAll life stages
Victor Hi-Pro Plus Large Breed Puppy91Dry foodAll life stages
Victor Hi-Pro Plus Small Breed Adult91Dry foodAll life stages

The full database, filterable by brand, format, life stage and grains, is the reviews index; the food finder answers it by the proteins a dog must avoid.

Often on the same panels

Choline Chloride, Vitamin Supplements (the Vitamin Pack), Selenium Yeast and Sodium Selenite, Natural Flavor. The full dictionary is the ingredient index.

Sources and method.

The definition is written from AAFCO's ingredient definitions and standard label practice, in our own words. The recipe count and links are computed from our scored recipe database, labels read November 2026; counts move as the database grows.

Last updated: November 2026. Checked against the sources named on this page.