Production Process

How Marmite is made: yeast extraction, brewing process, secret recipe, and from brewery to jar.

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How Marmite is actually made: the yeast that eats itself

How Marmite is actually made: the yeast that eats itself

Marmite starts as the spent yeast left over from brewing beer. Salt makes the yeast cells digest themselves, the husks are sieved out, and what remains is a thick brown paste full of natural glutamates. The science of the jar, in plain English.

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