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Promite
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A jar of Promite
Type Food paste
Place of origin Australia
Created by Henry Lewis & Company
Invented 1950s
Main ingredients Vegetables and yeast extract
Similar dishes Vegemite

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". 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

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