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.
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Is Bovril good for you? Two professionals answer, and the salt decides it
A teaspoon of Bovril carries about 1.4g of salt, which is 23 per cent of the daily maximum for UK adults. Asked to talk up its health perks, nutritionist Rob Hobson said it is "too high in salt to be considered a health food" and dietitian Nichola Ludlam-Raine warned about blood pressure. The B vitamins come from the yeast extract, not the beef, and on her reckoning Marmite has the edge, though not by much.
Is Marmite an energy food? The truth behind the wartime reputation
People half-remember Marmite as some kind of wartime energy product, the brown jar that kept factory workers and soldiers going. The reputation is real, but the science is widely misunderstood. Marmite barely contains any calories at all, so it is not an energy source in the way a sugary drink or a flapjack is. What it does carry is a heavy load of B vitamins, which help the body release energy from the food you eat. That distinction is the whole story.
Is Marmite good for you? The nutrition case, with the caveats included
Marmite gets opposite write-ups in the press most weeks. The honest nutrition case: a real B12 and folic acid contribution per teaspoon, a salt warning that matters for some people and is overstated for most.
New Zealand discovers Marmite has too much sugar, and the prime minister is having none of it
New Zealand's Health Star Rating system has reignited the Marmite-versus-Vegemite war. Nicola Willis defected to Vegemite. The PM stayed put.
Marmite went to war, and the B vitamins came with it
Marmite spent both World Wars in British army ration tins. Not as a luxury, as a piece of medicine.
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.
If you are vegan, Marmite is doing real work
If you are vegan, your single hardest nutrient is vitamin B12. It is found almost exclusively in animal products, and it does real work: nerve function, red blood cell production, DNA synthesis.
How Much Salt Is in Marmite? (And Is It Bad for You?)
A teaspoon of Marmite, the label's 8g portion, holds about 0.86g of salt, roughly 14% of an adult's daily maximum. What that means for your blood pressure, without the panic.
Marmite: A Vegetarian's Friend
While fish is the main dietary supply of the long-chain omega-3s eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, which have been shown to be essential in supporting brain health, low intake of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid in vegetarians won't adversely affect mood, based on a new study (Nutr J.
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