Marmite may be brain food, study says

Tangy British spread Marmite has high levels of vital neuron chemical associated with a healthy brain, vitamin B12. - AFP/file

Paris (AFP) - In a world bitterly divided into pro- and anti-Marmite factions, lovers of the tangy British spread have found support from an unexpected quarter: brain science.

Experiments found that volunteers who ate a daily spoonful of the dark-brown yeast extract seemed to have higher levels of a vital neuron chemical associated with a healthy brain.