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Vegemite was invented in 1922 by food technologist Cyril P. Callister when, following the disruption of British Marmite imports after World War I, his employer, the Australian company Fred Walker & Co., gave him the task of developing a spread from the used yeast being dumped by breweries.
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Vegemite was registered as a trademark in Australia that same year.
Following a nationwide competition with a prize of £ 50 ( 2010 :$ 3, 527 ) to find a name for the new spread, the name " Vegemite " was selected out of a hat by Fred Walker's daughter, Sheilah.
" This attempt to expand market share was unsuccessful and the name was changed back to Vegemite ; but did not recover lost market share.
In a two-year campaign to promote sales, Vegemite was given away free with Kraft Walker cheese products via coupon redemption and this was followed by poetry competitions with imported American Pontiac cars being offered as prizes.
Sales responded and in 1939 Vegemite was officially endorsed by the British Medical Association as a rich source of B vitamins.
Rationed in Australia during World War II, Vegemite was included in Australian Army rations and by the late 1940s was used in nine out of ten Australian homes.
The billionth jar of Vegemite was produced in October 2008.
Kosher Vegemite was introduced in the late 1990s but ceased production in 2004.
Due to a backlash from Jewish consumers, Kosher Vegemite was reintroduced in 2010.
However, jars must be inspected before purchase for the " K " symbol above the barcode since Kosher Vegemite produced prior to 2010 was only produced in batches.
In 2010, Vegemite was certified Halal.
At the same time " Sister MacDonald " insisted that Vegemite was essential for " infant welfare " in magazines.
In particular, Smith was concerned that many companies which were no longer Australian owned still marketed as " Australian products ": the iconic Australian breakfast spread Vegemite, for example, is owned by Kraft Foods, which in turn was ( until 2007 ) owned by the Altria Group ( formerly known as tobacco giant Philip Morris ).
In October 2004, Dick Smith offered to purchase Vegemite from Kraft, but was unsuccessful.
Williamson recorded a twenty-first anniversary version of " True Blue " with an orchestra and choir, as well as one line of the original chorus being changed from " or just Vegemite " to " or will she be right " ( because Vegemite was never Australian-owned ).
Vegemite and invented
* Vegemite is invented by Australian Fred Walker.
Vegemite and 1922
Fred Walker's company first created and sold Vegemite in 1922.
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Australia only defines low salt foods, but by UK standards Vegemite is classified as a high salt content food.
An iconic Australian foodstuff is Vegemite ( owned by the American Kraft Foods ).
Vegemite is a well-known spread originating from Australia, though currently produced by the US-owned food company Kraft Foods.
Vegemite and food
Vegemite ( ) is a dark brown Australian food paste made from yeast extract.
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.
The general method for making yeast extract for food products such as Vegemite and Marmite on a commercial scale is to add salt to a suspension of yeast, making the solution hypertonic, which leads to the cells ' shrivelling up.
A popular breakfast food in Australia is Vegemite, a spread similar to Marmite.
Promite () is the registered brand name for a dark brown, salty food paste mainly used as a spread on sandwiches and toast similar to the better known Vegemite and Marmite.
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" Other similar products are the Australian Vegemite and AussieMite, the Swiss Cenovis and the German Vitam-R.
The most well known in English-speaking countries is the Australian product Vegemite which is also distributed in many countries and AussieMite which is sold in the UK through Waitrose stores.
It deserves separate mention that some meat extracts and yeast extracts ( Bovril, Marmite, Vegemite ) contain extremely high levels of tyramine, and should not be used with these medications.
Vegemite is made from used brewers ' yeast extract, a by-product of beer manufacturing, various vegetables, wheat and spice additives.
In 1919, prior to the introduction of Vegemite, the Sanitarium Health Food Company in New Zealand began manufacturing and shipping to Australia a version of Vegemite's biggest competitor, Marmite.
Vegemite first appeared on the market in 1923 with advertising emphasising the value of Vegemite to children's health but failed to sell very well.
Kraft & Bros to market processed cheese and, following the failure of Parwill, in 1935 he used the success of Kraft Walker Cheese to promote Vegemite.
Vegemite is produced in Australia at Kraft Foods ' Port Melbourne manufacturing facility which produces more than 22 million jars per year.
Virtually unchanged from Callister's original recipe, Vegemite now far outsells Marmite and other similar spreads in Australia.
A common method of eating Vegemite is on toasted bread with one layer of butter or margarine before spreading a thin layer of Vegemite.
A Vegemite sandwich may consist of two slices of buttered bread, Vegemite and cheese, but other ingredients such as lettuce, avocado and tomato can be added as well.
Vegemite and 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.
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 ).
Cenovis is a product based on yeast extract similar to Marmite and Vegemite, rich in vitamin B < sub > 1 </ sub >.
* Marmite, Vegemite, and ... Cenovis?
The cooked slices are often topped with jam, marmalade, butter, nut butter, honey, Marmite, Vegemite, maple syrup, golden syrup, fruit flavored syrup, molasses, apple sauce, baked beans, whipped cream, fruit, chocolate, sugar, yogurt, powdered sugar, bacon, treacle, tomato ketchup, cheese, cold cooked meats, ice cream, gravy, various nuts, or other similar toppings.
The split opinion about its appearance and taste might be compared to Vegemite in Australia, blue cheese in France, surströmming in Sweden, lutefisk in Norway and Sweden, mämmi in Finland and Marmite in New Zealand, South Africa and the UK.
* 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.
* Vegemite ( the Australian version ) and Marmite
* Marmite, Promite, Vegemite – anything with high Vitamin B content
They are made from wheat flour and yeast, and are commonly served with cheese or other savoury topping such as Marmite or Vegemite.
Common spreads include dairy spreads ( e. g. cheeses, creams, and butters ; though the term butter is broadly applied to many spreads ), plant spreads ( e. g. jams, jellies, peanut butter, hummus and baba ghanoush ), margarines, yeast spreads ( e. g. Vegemite and Marmite ) and meat spreads ( e. g. pâté, fleischbutter, cretons ).
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