Is Vegemite Hallucinogenic?

[Yosie]

With reference to the "After Marijuana then what?" thread, I have to ask Is Vegemite Hallucinogenic? -

[drdon326]

1. You noticed that TOO,huh ??

Its really the only answer to explain it.

Freightening , isnt it.

[Yosie]

7. Good catch

:toast:

[Ellen Forradalom]

2. It's the only reasonable explanation

why anyone eats it :-). Like psilocybin mushrooms, you don't eat it for the taste!

[Berserker]

3. WoW Vegemite

I had to Google that bad boy. Never heard of it.

[No Mandate Here.]

4. If so, why would I have a four year old jar? EOM.

[tx_dem41]

5. Maybe fermentation makes it more potent?

:-)

[drdon326]

6. I think there is fermentation.

think of it as vegitable compost.

[gollygee]

11. It is fermented yeast extract and malt

and a whole lot of salt.

[shadowknows69]

13. that just can't be healthy n/t

[muriel_volestrangler]

18. It can be very good for you

especially if you're a vegetarian.

Marketing yeast extract was never going to be easy, and the British public was not immediately enamoured with Marmite. In 1912, however, biochemists Hopkins and Funk proposed the theory that certain diseases might be caused by a dietary deficiency of certain vitamins. Marmite was found to be a magnificent source of B vitamins, and henceforth became popular in schools and hospitals.

Pretty much the Holy Grail of foodstuffs, Marmite boasts a wide range of vitamins, including B12, essential for blood function and maintaining the nervous system and bone marrow, thiamine (B1), for a healthy nervous system and digestion, and riboflavin (B2), for healthy skin and enzyme regulation. Apparently, a mere four slices of toast and Marmite would provide a pregnant lady with all the folic acid she needs.

During both world wars, tonnes of the black stuff was shipped to British soldiers around the globe. Marmite was considered particularly useful for those serving in areas such as Mesopotamia, where deficiency diseases, such as beriberi, were common. Meanwhile, back at home, British housewives were urged to "use it sparingly just now".

http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,627368,00.html

[megatherium]

8. If vegemite is a fermented product, then it could be a migraine trigger

and I can tell you from experience, a migraine aura can be rather psychedelic. Not the best high, however; it's typically followed by a brutal headache ...

[Bluebear]

9. I stick to Vitameatavegamin nt

[shadowknows69]

14. or vitamitamegiman or mitavitavegiman or...

[gollygee]

10. My husband and daughter eat it every morning for breakfast

on toast. So I hope not.

I hate it.

[muriel_volestrangler]

12. It might explain the latest Marmite advert

(Marmite is the British original yeast extract, of which Vegemite is but a pale imitation).

"In a homage to the 1958 film The Blob people are running away from a giant brown blob of Marmite, as a couple hides from the blob the woman suddenly runs out and jumps into the Marmite."

http://www.visit4info.com/details.cfm?adid=19563

The worst thing about living in the USA was having to ask friends to smuggle Marmite in for me through customs.

Marmite also gave the UK its first sames sex kiss in an advert, apparently.

[Swamp Rat]

15. To me, Vegemite tastes like tar and smells worse.

:puke:

And I didn't hallucinate either. :(

I saw that post in that Mary Jane thread - thought it was wierd. :D

[freestyle]

16. You need to be on drugs to eat that crap

Vegemite is just foul and it would take mind altering substances to make it palatable.

[SmokingJacket]

17. It's definitely addictive.

Family members have reported intense cravings for it!

Not me. :puke: