Marmite contains no meat, no animal products and no alcohol in the finished jar, so it is widely treated as halal-suitable. It is not formally halal-certified in the UK, though Marmite in Australia is. The sticking point for some is the brewer's yeast origin.
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Marmite vs Bovril: what is the difference between the two brown jars?
Marmite and Bovril are both dark, salty British savoury pastes owned by Unilever, and people mix them up. The difference that matters: Marmite is yeast extract (vegan and vegetarian); Bovril is beef extract and is not. One is for spreading, one for drinking.
Will Marmite still be British? The McCormick takeover of Unilever Foods, explained
The Grocer is reporting that Marmite has been quietly reclassified as non-core inside Unilever. Non-core is corporate for "we are open to offers".
An Australian satirical paper says Marmite is better than Vegemite
The Betoota Advocate, the Australian satirical paper, has published a piece called Why Marmite Is Better Than Vegemite But Not Better Than Easy Clicks On Your Website . The title is doing the entire job, but it is worth reading the rest because it is also funny.
Marmite popcorn: the Joe & Seph's bag, what it tastes like, and how to make a better version at home
Joe & Seph's, the gourmet popcorn people based in north London, have done a deal with Unilever Food Solutions UK to produce the first officially licensed Marmite popcorn.
Is Marmite actually British? The German invention behind the very British jar
Marmite is the most British thing in the cupboard, and the invention behind it is not British at all. The discovery that brewer's yeast could be turned into an edible savoury extract was made by a German chemist, Justus von Liebig. Britain did not invent Marmite. It commercialised someone else's idea, brilliantly, in 1902.
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.
A NASCAR rookie has called Marmite \"vomit in a can\"
Shane van Gisbergen, the New Zealand-born racing driver currently doing rookie season in NASCAR (and doing it surprisingly well, let me say), went on The Rock's Morning Rumble in Auckland last week and was asked, in a rapid-fire round, his opinion of Marmite.
The M&S Marmite pizza outsold the Margherita
In its first week on shelves, the new M&S three-cheese Marmite pizza outsold the standard M&S Margherita. The Margherita has been an M&S Food fixture for, what, twenty years? The Marmite pizza had been on sale for seven days. That is a properly good launch number.
Marmite has made a popcorn slab
In late June, a limited-edition Marmite popcorn slab arrived on supermarket shelves. Imagine a flat bar, roughly the size of a thick chocolate slab, made of caramelised popcorn fused together with a Marmite glaze. You break a piece off and eat it as you would a flapjack. Stupid idea, on paper.
