Torula 4336426 202170804 2008-03-30T23:30:43Z Eubot 231599 Removed taxobox colour. See [[User:Eubot/Removing colours from taxoboxen]]. {{Taxobox | name = Torula | regnum = [[Fungi]] | phylum = [[Ascomycota]] | subphylum = [[Saccharomycotina]] | classis = [[Saccharomycetes]] | ordo = [[Saccharomycetales]] | familia = [[Saccharomycetaceae]] | genus = ''[[Candida (genus)|Candida]]'' | species = '''''C. utilis''''' | binomial = ''Candida utilis'' | binomial_authority = (Henneberg) [[Jacomina Lodder|Lodder]] & Kreger-van Rij }} '''Torula''' (Latin name: ''Candida utilis''; formerly ''Torulopsis utilis'', ''Torula utilis'') is a species of [[yeast]]. ==Use== Torula, in its inactive form (usually labeled as '''torula yeast'''), is widely used as a flavouring in processed foods and pet foods. It is produced from [[Xylitol|wood sugars]], as a by-product of [[Paper#Manufacturing|paper production]]. It is pasteurized and spray-dried to produce a fine, light grayish-brown powder with a slightly yeasty odor and gentle, slightly meaty taste. ==External links== *[http://www.biocel.cz/enghtml/vitmain.htm Torula yeast nutritional information] ==See also== *[[Nutritional yeast]] *[[Candida albicans]] [[Category:Ascomycota]] [[Category:Yeasts]] {{yeast-stub}}