# Dried yeasts — Food additive regulatory approval status — US FDA vs EU

For Dried yeasts, jurisdiction is US FDA (21 CFR 172–178); status is permitted; citation is 21 CFR 172.896; use conditions is in food provided the total folic acid content of the yeast does not exceed 0, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.

- **Additive:** Dried yeasts _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Jurisdiction:** US FDA (21 CFR 172–178) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Status:** permitted _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Citation:** 21 CFR 172.896 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Use conditions:** in food provided the total folic acid content of the yeast does not exceed 0. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> § 172.896 Dried yeasts. Dried yeast ( Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Saccharomyces fragilis ) and dried torula yeast ( Candida utilis ) may be safely used in food provided the total folic acid content of the yeast does not exceed 0.04 milligram per gram of yeast (approximately 0.008 milligram of pteroyglutamic acid per gram of yeast).

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-172

Last verified: 2026-08-15. Review by: 2027-08-15.
Part of [Food additive regulatory approval status — US FDA vs EU](https://referencesource.org/food-additive-approval-status-us-vs-eu/).