Promite

Food paste
Promite
A jar of Promite
TypeFood paste
Place of originAustralia
Created byHenry Lewis & Company
Invented1950s
Main ingredientsVegetables and yeast extract
Similar dishesVegemite

Promite /ˈprmt/ is a dark brown, salty food paste derived from yeast extract. It is primarily used as a spread on sandwiches and toast similar to Vegemite and Marmite. Promite was invented in the 1950s by Henry Lewis & Company and marketed under the Masterfoods brand. Henry Lewis & Company later became MasterFoods Australia and New Zealand, before being bought out by Mars, Incorporated, a privately owned U.S. company, in 1967. Promite has continued to be manufactured and primarily sold in Australia.

Like Vegemite, it is made from leftover brewer's yeast and vegetable extract, however Promite achieves a sweeter taste through the addition of sugar.

Ingredients

According to Mars Customer care, "In 2013, we removed vitamins Thiamin (B1), Riboflavin (B2) and Niacin (B3), as well as two flavour enhancers, and found this to benefit some consumers sensitive to those vitamins, without impacting taste or texture".[citation needed] However, some vitamins remain from the raw ingredients, approximately:

Name Vitamin Abundance
Thiamin B1 4mg / 100g
Riboflavin B2 1mg / 100g
Niacin B3 50mg / 100g
Pantothenic Acid B5 12mg / 100g
Vitamin B6 B6 3mg / 100g

See also

  • flagAustralia portal
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  • Cenovis
  • Marmite (New Zealand)
  • Vitam-R
  • List of spreads

References

External links

  • Promite


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Promite is not a yeast extract. It is a vegetable extract.