Marmite is made from yeast extract, a by-product of beer brewing.

Marmite can also be made into a winter drink by adding one teaspoon to a mug of hot water much like Bovril.

A number of products widely regarded as kiwiana, such as Weet-Bix, Watties tomato sauce, Marmite and L & P, are made by non-New Zealand companies.

* Marmite — a dark and salty spread made from yeast extract, similar to Vegemite.

Marmite is made in New Zealand, as opposed to Vegemite, which is made in Australia.

They are made from wheat flour and yeast, and are commonly served with cheese or other savoury topping such as Marmite or Vegemite.

Marmite ( ) is the name given to two similar food spreads: the original British version, first produced in the United Kingdom and later South Africa ; and a version produced in New Zealand.

Yeast autolysates are used in Vegemite ( Australia ), Marmite, Promite, Oxo ( New Zealand, South Africa, United Kingdom, and Republic of Ireland ), Cenovis ( Switzerland ) and Vitam-R ( Germany ).

Yeast autolysates are used in Vegemite and Promite ( Australia ); Marmite, Bovril and Oxo ( the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and South Africa ); and Cenovis ( Switzerland ).

This is the only produce sold as Marmite in Australasia and the Pacific, whereas elsewhere in the world the British version predominates.

New Zealand Marmite is described as having a " weaker " or " less tangy " flavour than the British version.

Best Foods Inc subsequently merged with Unilever in 2000, and Marmite is now a trademark owned by Unilever.

Marmite is traditionally eaten as a savoury spread on bread, toast, savoury biscuits ( crackers in US usage ), and other similar baked products.

In Singapore and Malaysia, Marmite is popularly added to plain rice congee to give it a strong, salty flavour.

Today, the main ingredients of Marmite manufactured in the UK are glutamic acid-rich yeast extract, with lesser quantities of sodium chloride ( table salt ), vegetable extract, niacin, thiamine, spice extracts, riboflavin, folic acid, and celery extracts, although the precise composition is a trade secret.

By 1912, the discovery of vitamins was a boost for Marmite, as the spread is a rich source of the vitamin B complex ; vitamin B < sub > 12 </ sub > is not naturally found in yeast extract, but is added to Marmite during manufacture.

The sodium ( salt ) content of the spread is high and has caused concern, but the amount per serving, not the percentage in bulk Marmite, is the significant factor.

The main ingredient of Marmite is yeast extract, which contains a high concentration of glutamic acid, a known excitotoxin.

It is similar to British, New Zealand, and South African Marmite, Australian Promite, Swiss Cenovis, and German Hefeextrakt.

It is not as intensely flavoured as British Marmite and it is less sweet than the New Zealand version of Marmite.

Vegemite is one of the world's richest known sources of B vitamins, specifically thiamine, riboflavin, niacin and folic acid, but unlike Marmite and some other yeast extracts, it contains no vitamin B12.

The general method for making yeast extract for food products such as Vegemite and Marmite on a commercial scale is to add sodium chloride ( salt ) to a suspension of yeast, making the solution hypertonic, which leads to the cells shrivelling up ; this triggers autolysis, in which the yeast self-destructs.

It can also be used as a flavouring for soups, stews or porridge, or spread on bread, especially toast, rather like Marmite.

British Marmite was originally supplied in earthenware pots, but since the 1920s has been sold in glass jars of approximately the same shape.

The product that was to become Marmite was invented in the late 19th century when German scientist Justus von Liebig discovered that brewer's yeast could be concentrated, bottled and eaten.

In 1902 the Marmite Food Extract Company was formed in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England by the Gilmour family, with Marmite as its main product and Burton as the site of the first factory.

They later began manufacturing Marmite under licence in Christchurch, albeit using a modified version of the original recipe, most notable for its inclusion of sugar and caramel.

During World War I British troops were issued with Marmite as part of their rations.

Marmite was used to treat malnutrition in Suriya-Mal workers during the 1934 – 5 malaria epidemic in Sri Lanka.

In 1990, Marmite Limited — which had become a subsidiary of Bovril Limited — was bought by CPC International Inc, which changed its name to Best Foods Inc in 1998.

There are a number of similar yeast products available in other countries, which are not directly connected to the original Marmite recipe and brand.

Initially, Marmite was popular with vegetarians as a meat-free alternative to beef extract products such as Bovril, which were popular in the late 19th and early 20th century.

Marmite also works well with cheese ( such as in a cheese sandwich ) and has been used as an additional flavouring in Mini Cheddars, a cheese-flavoured biscuit snack.

Similarly, it has been used by Walkers Crisps for a special-edition flavour and has introduced, with local Dorset bakery Fudges, Marmite Biscuits in the UK.

Starbucks UK has a cheese and Marmite Panini on their menu.

In New Zealand, Sanitarium, the NZ Marmite company, recommends spreading it on bread with potato crisps added to make a " Marmite and Chippie " sandwich.

In 2003, the Absolute Press published Paul Hartley's The Marmite Cookbook, containing recipes and suggestions on how to blend Marmite with other foodstuffs.

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