What is better and why: Vegemite or NZ marmite?

Question

NZ marmite because - it's the only one that come close to Vegemite.

Answer 1

Vegemite, Marmite and Promite are all yeast extracts and basically all the same, but: Marmite is sweeter than vegemite Promite is sweeter then marmite They're all extremely salty tasting.

Or, Vegemite is very salty, marmite slightly less so. Promite is considerably less salty.

They all use caramel for the dark colouring, and it's probably this part which contributes to the war. Marmite is considerably sweeter (and darker) than Vegemite, while Promite is sweeter still.

Vegemite eaters will generally tolerate Marmite and Marmite eaters will tolerate Promite. Vegemite eaters find Promite sickly sweet.

Marmite eaters will not (usually) eat vegemite. It's too strongly flavoured for them as a general rule.

Promite is Australian (Masterfoods), but is gaining in popularity here. There are very few exclusive Promite eaters, so conclusions can't be drawn, but I'd expect that Promite eaters would react to Marmite the same way that Marmite eaters react to Vegemite. I have yet to see an advert for Promite in any medium.

Marmite is made by Sanitarium Health Food company, which is wholly owned by the Seventh Day Adventist church. Our 7DA's don't run around with guns, unlike a certain Texas sect. There was (still is?) a TV ad campaign for Marmite last year which had many viewers reaching for the off switch ("The Marmities").

Vegemite is made by multi-national food company Kraft General Foods NZ Ltd, who have acquired several "NZ" labels over the last 25 years. It isn't advertised much, though Kraft have been pushing it and their jam + cheese labels recently in a series of adverts starring Billy Connolly and Pamela Stevenson (Why Billy - a Scot - is pushing vegemite is beyond me, as most non-antipodeans can't stand any of the yeast extracts...)

Answer 2

marmite!!!