Editing Yeast extract (section)

===Vegemite===
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Vegemite ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|v|ɛ|dʒ|ɪ|m|aɪ|t}} {{respell|VEJ|i|myte}})<ref>''[[Macquarie Dictionary|Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition]]'' (2005). Melbourne, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. {{ISBN|1-876429-14-3}}</ref><ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/vegemite vegemite]. ''Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)''. Random House. 4 May 2009.</ref> is a thick, dark brown Australian food spread made from leftover [[brewers' yeast]] extract with various vegetable and spice [[Food additive|additives]]. It was developed by [[Cyril Percy Callister]] in [[Melbourne]], Victoria, in 1922. The Vegemite brand was owned by [[Mondelez International]] (formerly [[Kraft Foods Inc.]])<ref name="Story">[http://www.kraftbrands.com/kraftvegemite/Pages/the-vegemite-story.aspx "The Vegemite Story"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319054956/http://www.kraftbrands.com/kraftvegemite/Pages/the-vegemite-story.aspx |date=19 March 2012 }}. Kraft Foods.</ref> until January 2017, when it was acquired by the Australian [[Bega Cheese]] group in a {{US$|460000000|2017|about=yes|round=-6}} agreement for full Australian ownership after Bega would buy most of Mondelez International's Australia and New Zealand grocery and cheese business.<ref name=bega>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-19/bega-buys-vegemite-mondelez/8193268|title=Vegemite bought by Bega from US food giant Mondelez International – ABC Rural – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |newspaper=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] News|date=19 January 2017|access-date=19 January 2017|last1=Beilharz |first1=Nikolai }}</ref>

A [[Spread (food)|spread]] for sandwiches, toast, [[crumpets]] and [[cracker (food)|cracker biscuits]] as well as a filling for pastries, Vegemite is similar to [[Marmite|British Marmite]], [[Marmite (New Zealand)|New Zealand Marmite]], Australian [[Promite]], [[Three Threes Condiments|MightyMite]], [[AussieMite]], OzEmite, Brazilian Cenovit, German [[Vitam-R]] and Swiss [[Cenovis]].

Vegemite is salty, slightly bitter, [[malt]]y, and rich in [[glutamates]] giving it an [[umami]] flavour similar to [[Bouillon cube|beef bouillon]]. It is [[Veganism|vegan]], [[kosher]] and [[halal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vegemite.com.au/faqs/|title=FAQs - Start with VEGEMITE|website=vegemite.com.au|access-date=21 November 2018}}</ref>