Torula
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{{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]]
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