Instant Yeast
Also: fast action yeast, instant dry yeast, rapid rise yeast
Dried yeast that can be mixed straight into flour. Use about a third of the weight of fresh yeast.
Vegan
No major allergens
Aisle: Dry Goods
Gluten Free
Conversions
- 1 packet
- 7.2 g
- 1 US cup, active dry (FDC); instant is similar
- 192 g
- 1 metric cup, active dry (FDC); instant is similar
- 203 g
- 1 tablespoon, active dry (FDC); instant is similar
- 12.2 g
- 1 teaspoon, active dry (FDC); instant is similar
- 4.06 g
- Density
- 0.81 g/ml
Weigh when you can: a cup of the same instant yeast varies with how it is filled. Convert Other Amounts
Substitutes
- Active Dry Yeast1.25 g for each 1 g; Editorial rule of thumb: use a quarter more and dissolve it in the recipe water first.
- Fresh Yeast3 g for each 1 g; Editorial rule of thumb: about three times the weight of fresh yeast.
Per 100 g
- Energy
- 325 kcal
- Protein
- 40.4 g
- Fat
- 7.61 g
- Saturated Fat
- 1 g
- Carbohydrate
- 41.2 g
- Sugars
- 0 g
- Fiber
- 26.9 g
- Sodium
- 51 mg
From USDA FoodData Central where available.