Vegemite

Breakdown

4 ingredients to avoid

Vegemite scores 39/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

Vegemite lists 10 ingredients, starting with Yeast Extract, Salt, Mineral Salt, Malt Extract and Colour. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 39/100 Vegemite scores worse than most syrups & spreads we have scored. A higher-scoring option in syrups & spreads is Spring Tree 100% Pure Rich Taste Maple Syrup at 100/100.