[What can you tell me about] the nutritional content of vegemite? Is it safe to eat some every day on top of toast, or should I be worried about preservatives/salt/etc?
-- Jade Miller
(location withheld)
Vegemite is a concentrated brewer's yeast extract mixed with spices and malt extract that is quite popular in Australia and New Zealand.
The Brits have their own version known as marmite, which replaces the sweeteners with salt and also adds vegetable extract.
Among connoiseurs, the general consensus is that marmite has a strong flavor.
Anyhow, vegemite offers a mere 9 calories per teaspoon (unless you are very fond of the substance, one teaspoon is all you need to spread on your toast) along with 1 gram of protein and 1 gram of carbohydrates.
It is a very good source of niacin, riboflavin, thiamin, and folate.
There is no need to be concerned with sodium, since that one-teaspoon serving only adds 152 milligrams to your day.
As far as I'm concerned, feel free to spread the vegemite love on your toast each morning!
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