Description

Vegemite is an Australian food spread produced from brewer’s yeast extract, a by-product of beer fermentation, and represents an industrial fermentation-derived product.

Fermentation process

  • Yeast biomass recovered from brewing
  • Cell lysis releases soluble yeast extract
  • Concentrated and blended into spread

Reported microbiology (examples)

  • Yeast: Saccharomyces cerevisiae (source organism)

Functional relevance

  • Rich source of B vitamins
  • Iconic example of fermentation by-product utilization

References

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