I’m on 2 teaspoons a day.
Any studies out there about the negative effects of it?
Is Marmite poisoning a thing?
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Any amount is bad for me.
Once upon a time someone gave me some chocolate that was tainted with Marmite. Whoever invented that wanted the world to burn.
It’s pretty high in salt and some vitamins but if you’re drinking plenty and not otherwise taking loads of salt you’re probably fine.
Like all things too much of anything is bad for you. I do wonder what the LD50 for marmite would be though. Probably a lot.
I do wonder what the LD50 for marmite would be though. Probably a lot.
Depends how hard they throw the jars at you.
There are 2 components in Marmite that are present in really high concentrations that can eventually pose problems, the worst offender being salt.
Per the American Heart Association: https://www.heart.org/en/healthy-living/healthy-eating/eat-smart/sodium/how-much-sodium-should-i-eat-per-day
The recommended daily limit for sodium intake is less than 2,300 milligrams
Marmite contains 490mg of salt per 8g serving, which could be approximately a teaspoon, but you can measure that yourself. This would being the limit to 4 to 5 teaspoons a day to stay below the recommended intake.
The other component is Mono-Sodium Glutamate, which can lead to “increase in oxidative stress which could lead to alterations in the cardiovascular and renal function”, per the NIH https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9563186/
What would Americans know of the dangers of Marmite? I’m sure the British Heart Foundation have said that Marmite is perfectly safe at any amount. I’d provide facts, but I don’t need to.
I don’t think America has an equivalent, so I think they’d find it too strongly flavoured, as they do with Vegemite
Having 0 Marmite is bad for you.
Agreed. Next.
Is that two teaspoons of neat marmite?
Are you administrating it as you would with cough medicine??
As long as you’re not having more than say 6-7 slices of marmite on toast I think you’d be within the daily salt intake.
It’s good when you stir a teaspoon of it into gravy
I’m a moderately keen, but not very good cook, and Marmite goes in practically everything I make.
I mix it with butter and then snort it
Salted butter I hope
I inject it into the gap between my big and second toe, as if I’ve ruined the rest of my veins (even though I haven’t).
6-7 slices of marmite
you … you slice your marmite and apply it to toast as if it were luncheon meat??
Yeah, keep it in the fridge and it’s viscous enough to do that.
After years of trial and error, I now use one of those old school egg slicers
oh … well that’s nice, sounds err lovely *discretely calls animal control to come shoot you with a tranq dart*
In the photo… that’s way too much on that toast.
I love marmite, but someone’s gonna get hurt!
Spread it on like Nutella is what I say.
