Marmite is safe to eat in pregnancy and it is a genuinely useful source of folate, the nutrient that matters most in the first trimester. That does not make it a substitute for the folic acid supplement the NHS tells you to take, and the salt is worth keeping an eye on: about 0.86g in an 8g serving, roughly 14 per cent of an adult's daily reference intake. What the guidance actually says, without the scaremongering.
Nutrition & Health
Nutritional benefits, B vitamins, health information, dietary considerations, and allergen information about Marmite.
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New Zealand's Health Star Rating system has reignited the Marmite-versus-Vegemite war. Nicola Willis defected to Vegemite. The PM stayed put.
Low Salt Marmite goes missing for a fortnight
Low Salt Marmite and the 500g classic jar disappeared from shelves for ten days. What 'temporary supply chain delays' actually means in this case.
Tim Spector says Marmite is good for your gut, sort of
Tim Spector, the professor of genetic epidemiology at King's College London who runs the Zoe nutrition app, wrote a piece in the Independent this month listing the fermented foods he thinks are worth eating regularly.
Is Marmite brain food? What the 2017 York study really found
In 2017 the headlines said Marmite was good for your brain. The actual University of York study was 28 people, a teaspoon a day, and a measurable change in brain activity the press cheerfully oversold. What the research did and did not show.
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