Marmite is a British savoury food spread based on yeast extract, invented by the Marmite Food Company in 1902. It is made from by-products of beer brewing and is produced by the British company Unilever. Marmite is a vegan source of B vitamins, including supplementary vitamin B₁₂. A traditional method of use is to spread it very thinly on buttered toast. Marmite is a sticky, dark-brown paste with a distinctive, salty, powerful flavour and heady aroma. This distinctive taste is represented in the marketing slogan: "Love it or hate it." Such is its prominence in British popular culture that Marmite is often used as a metaphor for something that is an acquired taste or polarises opinion. Marmite is commonly used as a flavouring, as it is known for its savoury taste due to its very high levels of glutamate. The image on the jar shows a marmite, a French term for a large, covered earthenware or metal cooking pot. Read more
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