r/vegemite • u/barreef • 18d ago

Vegemite

Has it changed? I bought a new jar and the consistency was more like paste than the usual firmer product. The taste is the same, I think, but it spreads too easily on fresh bread and Westgold butter. Anyone else noticed this?

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u/IveDiedInside 17d ago

Weve been buying the Gluten free vegemite. Much nicer. Don't know what the go is with the original but its definitely not as nice as it used to be The new vegemite kids went in the bin.

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u/barreef 15d ago

Don't know why they had to make a kids one!?

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u/Global-Guava-8362 13d ago

Has more salt for some reason

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u/gabSTAR81 14d ago

I like the gluten free one the best

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u/No-Abies29 16d ago

Tell me why the kid’s one was binned. It is said here that it’s just less salt and easier to spread. Surely there is more to it than that.

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u/IveDiedInside 15d ago

Easier to spread, but the taste wasnt pleasant. None of the 3 kids, hubby or myself liked it.

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u/Stefdog81 18d ago

I thought it was just me!! I have the squeezy one and the new one that I just opened was more liquidy than usual. So glad I’m not alone in thinking it was different.

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u/the_brunster 16d ago

My in laws got me a bucket from Costco and it absolutely is softer than tide last 4 decades of Vegemite I've used.

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u/Street_Procedure_969 14d ago

I’ve just had the same experience. It’s just not the same

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u/Hilton5star 16d ago

I’ve noticed this too. Only with the last 2 jars.

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u/tomato_grrrl 14d ago

I’ve had one like that, chucked it out and the next one I bought was normal. We only buy the reduced salt one, I will add.

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u/Ill-Butterscotchbann 11h ago

Nailed it.
It doesn’t go as far.
It’s way easier to spread.

I knew it instantly.
I asked people in our home they all said yes it’s different.

Looking for old jars in little shops lol 😂

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u/Quick-Carpenter-5716 17d ago

I changed to the new kids version, from the 40% lower salt version, as it has 50% less salt.

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u/No-Abies29 16d ago

I thought it was sold and says on the label that it’s a milder version. I took it they dialled things down but surely it wasn’t just a bit less salt?

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u/Quick-Carpenter-5716 16d ago

Yep and slightly easier to spread. Lower sodium is a winner for me!

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