Marmite Articles

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Is Marmite good for you? The nutrition case, with the caveats included

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.

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Why does Marmite taste like that? The science of the savoury hit

Why does Marmite taste like that? The science of the savoury hit

Marmite tastes the way it does because it is loaded with natural glutamates (the umami compounds), a lot of salt, and the dark, malty, slightly bitter notes from heating concentrated yeast. The intensity is the point, and it is why it divides people.

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Schools Ban Marmite Breakfast

The BBC is reporting that Marmite is off the menu at a school in Wales. Ceredigion Council has taken Marmite off the menu at all 51 school breakfast clubs in the county because of salt levels.

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