The German equivalent of Marmite is Vitam-R, made in Hameln since the 1920s; Switzerland has its own older version, Cenovis. Both are close cousins of the same idea: concentrated yeast, dark and salty, spread thinly on bread. How they compare, and why neither is quite the national icon Marmite is in Britain.
International Marmite
Marmite around the world: availability in different countries, regional variations, and global shipping.
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Marmite around the world: New Zealand, South Africa, Vegemite, and why none of them are British Marmite
Yeast extract spreads are a small global family. They are all built from the same trick: take leftover brewer's yeast, autolyse it (let the cells digest themselves with their own enzymes), and concentrate the result.
The countries where Marmite has been, briefly, illegal
In 2011, Denmark enforced a long-standing food regulation that requires added vitamins in commercial food products to be specifically approved by the Danish authorities. Marmite, which is fortified with extra B vitamins (B12 in particular), did not have the approval.
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