Is Twinlab SuperRich Yeast Plus a nutrirional yeast?

Question

I can't tell from the description on the jar whether its brewer's yeast or nutritional yeast. Its a powder and its its a light sandy tan color.

Answer 1

It is a nutritional yeast derived from brewers yeast.
Take a look at: http://www.vitacost.com/TwinlabSuperRichYeastPlus
All the way down you see all the ingredients.

Answer 2

According to the description on DrugStore.Com it's brewer's yeast. I'm curious as to why I couldn't find it on the TwinLab website.

TwinLab Super Rich Yeast Plus with Bio-formed™ GTF Chromium (Glucose Tolerance Factor) and Bio-formed™ Selenium has been recognized as an excellent source of essential nutritional elements. One heaping tablespoonful (16 grams) supplies 25 mcg of Selenium and 100 mcg of GTF Chromium derived from *****brewers yeast.***** One heaping tablespoonful also provides 50% protein with all the essential amino acids, vitamins, minerals and trace elements. It also contains the protein digesting enzymes papain and bromelain, which are derived from the papaya and pineapple fruits. Papain and bromelain serve to aid the digestion of proteins in naturally concentrated foods such as yeast. These enzymes help digest proteins to amino acids, which are then used as building blocks for enzymes, hormones, and tissues. Without adequate protein-digesting enzymes, amino acid deficiency results. TwinLab Super Rich Yeast Plus with Bio-formed GTF Chromium and Bio-formed Selenium also tastes very good.

Gabriella - Nutritional Yeast is NOT derived from Brewer's Yeast. Brewer's Yeast is the run off from Beer. A "by product." It is as such very bitter. Nutritional Yeast is usually grown on molasses. So it's very flavorful.

From the University of Maryland Medical site:
Brewer's yeast is an active yeast used to make beer and can also be grown specifically to make nutritional supplements. It is a rich source of minerals (particularly chromium), protein, and the B-complex vitamins. Brewer's yeast is bitter in taste and should not be confused with baker's yeast, nutritional yeast, or torula yeast as these forms of yeast are low in chromium. Chromium is an essential trace mineral that helps the body maintain normal blood sugar levels. It occurs naturally in the environment and is an important contributor to human health. Some experts estimate that as many as 90% of Americans don't get enough chromium in their diet.

From the Sundance Natural Foods site:
Nutritional yeast is grown on mineral enriched molasses and used as a food supplement. At the end of the growth period, the culture is pasteurized to kill the yeast. You never want to use a live yeast (i.e. baking yeast) as a food supplement because the live yeast continues to grow in the intestine and actually uses up the vitamin B in the body instead of replenishing the supply. (Brewer's yeast is nutritionally the same but as a by-product of the beer-brewing industry it has a characteristic bitter hops flavor.)