The Vegemite Flap

Published on Thursday, November 2, 2006, by C. Thi Nguyen / Edit Post

An interesting confusion has developed around Vegemite, the salty, yeasty extract that’s wildly popular in Australia and New Zealand. It has its fans here too, as a spread for buttered toast. It’s high in B vitamins and contains folate. It seems the FDA allows folate to be added only to breads and cereal products, and there’s the rub.

Kraft makes it and isn’t importing it until the position of the FDA is clear. The FDA says they haven’t banned it.

The bottom line is that Vegemite is very scarce in the States these days. Stay tuned.

Scroll down for two interesting entries on the matter in Gourmet’s food blog.

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  • http://about-australia-shop.com/vegemite.htm
    This link is to a shop in San Antonio, TX that has Vegemite. The last time I visited San Antonio, they carried the stuff in jars as big as mayonaise jars! I think you can still get it through them. My husband bought Marmite since there is no local place to purchase it. Vegemite is an acquired taste, but once you have the taste for it, nothing else...+READ

    http://about-australia-shop.com/vegemite.htm
    This link is to a shop in San Antonio, TX that has Vegemite. The last time I visited San Antonio, they carried the stuff in jars as big as mayonaise jars! I think you can still get it through them. My husband bought Marmite since there is no local place to purchase it. Vegemite is an acquired taste, but once you have the taste for it, nothing else will do. Vegemite can be refrigerated and still spreads like really peanut butter. Marmite when cold is not spreadable. It sort of looks like tar.-COLLAPSE