Meaning & use
nutritional yeast cons
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Meaning
phrasepluralinformal
The disadvantages or negative points of nutritional yeast, a yellow food product used as a seasoning.
Grammar: 'Cons' is plural and informal; the full phrase is used as a topic heading or in a list.
Patterns
- the cons of nutritional yeast
- nutritional yeast cons include ...
- weigh the pros and cons of nutritional yeast
One of the nutritional yeast cons is that it can be quite expensive.
She listed the nutritional yeast cons before deciding to buy it.
For some people, the main nutritional yeast cons are the taste and the cost.
Common combinations
- pros and cons
- We discussed the pros and cons of adding nutritional yeast to the recipe.
- the cons of something
- The cons of nutritional yeast include its price and strong flavor.
- list the cons
- He listed the cons of nutritional yeast in his blog post.
- main cons
- The main cons are cost and availability.
Synonyms and how they differ
- drawbacks
- More formal than 'cons'; use 'drawbacks' in essays and reports.
- disadvantages
- A neutral, formal word for the negative points.
- downsides
- Informal, like 'cons', but slightly less casual.
Opposites
Word family
- nutritional yeast noun
- A yellow food product made from yeast, used as a seasoning.
- con noun
- An informal word for a disadvantage.
Commonly confused: nutritional yeast cons or brewers yeast?
nutritional yeast cons vs brewers yeast
Brewer's yeast is a different product, often taken as a supplement; nutritional yeast is used mainly for flavor.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'nutritional yeast cons' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Cons' means disadvantages, so 'one of the nutritional yeast cons is its high price' fits. The other options treat 'cons' as a product or a benefit, which is wrong.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “nutritional yeast cons”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.