Do you love or hate Marmite?
Noah Mitchell
Published May 11, 2026
Also to know is, do you like Marmite?
Marmite has a very distinctive flavor. The taste is so unique as to defy description, but think of a yeasty, salty, soy sauce-esque flavor with the consistency of old engine oil. Some people really like eating it, and some people don't like eating it at all.
Subsequently, question is, is Marmite good or bad? It's great for your eyes and skin. Marmite is also packed with the other B vitamins, B1 (thiamin), B2 (riboflavin) and B3 (niacin). They are essential for breaking down carbohydrate into glucose and for keeping your eyes and skin healthy.
Additionally, is liking Marmite genetic?
'The Marmite Gene Project' shows that people are born biologically more likely to be either lovers or haters of Marmite thanks to 15 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP's or genetic markers, in lay terms) linked to their taste preference.
What percentage of the UK likes Marmite?
Finally, in the UK, 500 people were asked whether Marmite was iconic, 77% said yes. Of the people that indicated that their own national yeast spread was iconic, a higher proportion of Australians were able to correctly recognise and rank their own brand higher in a blind comparison sensory study.