This was nothing like any Nutritional Yeast I have tried in the last 2 years. The flakes are more like a powder. This barely had the smell of Nutritional yeast. The flavor was nothing like any other nutritional yeast I have tried. It did not have that cheese flavor that I expected. It was so bad I had to return it. If you like Nutritional Yeast do not but this. Stick with Red Star or Now Foods.