Alternative to Marmite....?? Love it or Hate it

mew · Post: # 84076Post **mew** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 1:43 pm

Hi

I love it.... but I hate KRAFT!! who own them and as such havent eaten it for about 12 months or so now.

Does anyone know of a good alternative or maybe their own recipe I could try. My toast simply isnt the same without it

Thanks

MEW

Martin · Post: # 84077Post **Martin** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 1:53 pm

Meridian Foods yeast extract - not identical, but near as dammit!

And not THAT expensive - Â£2.80 for 340g

red · Post: # 84084Post **red** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 2:29 pm

kinda missed whats wrong with kraft as a company...

i obviously know whats wrong with that plastic cheese they make etc... but what else?

Annpan · Post: # 84095Post **Annpan** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 5:05 pm

Red - Kraft are the second biggest food producer in the world (Nestle is no 1) they have the ability to fix prices for both raw ingredients and for their finished products - They control the prices, nutritional value of food in our supermarkets, and don't pay a fair price to farmers for the raw ingredients - just as a matter of principle, I try to avoid Nestle and Kraft products.

Helsbells · Post: # 84108Post **Helsbells** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 5:57 pm

Now I didnt know that about Kraft, and didnt know marmite was made by craft. I know sainsburys do their own version of marmite which I had as a kid, and remember it being quite good, dont know about the ethics though, but I think sainsburys are better than some others.
P.S dont go for the American Vegemite if you were thinking of it, its revolting and tastes nothing like marmite.

red · Post: # 84127Post **red** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 7:27 pm

ah but who makes sainsbury's own marmite?

thanks for the info. think i shall have to do some research before I make a decision on that one.

MsWildFlower · Mon Feb 11, 2008 8:09 pm

Vegemite

red · Post: # 84139Post **red** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 8:34 pm

er...don't kraft make vegemite.....?

red · Post: # 84141Post **red** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 8:40 pm

well according to my extensive research... (I looked it up in wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmite

marmite is now owned by Best foods, who merged with unilever in 2000.

so - you might have a gripe against unilever.. but if its kraft you dont like.. dont eat vegemite.
me? going to carry on eating marmite.

MsWildFlower · Mon Feb 11, 2008 10:09 pm

red wrote:er...don't kraft make vegemite.....?

Doh, so it is! Never thought to actually look at the jar.

For some reason I thought it was Sanitarium. Got earlymorningitis I think.

An other alternative could be a gluten free version of the spread? We have something here in NZ called Vege spread which is made by Freedom Foods which is Australian made. Perhaps there is a similar product in the UK?

frozenthunderbolt · Tue Feb 12, 2008 4:13 am

im hooked on vegemite for as long as they keep making it and i can afford it im affraid