A new twist on an Australian favourite! Vegemite reveals gluten-free plans for iconic spread
- Australia's most iconic spread, Vegemite, is now releasing a gluten free option
- It has taken more than two years of development, and promises the same taste
- Vegemite announced the brand new spread will soon be available on shelves
Everyone will now be able to enjoy Australia's most iconic spread as Vegemite are releasing a gluten free option.
After more than two years of product development, the brand has promised customers the same great taste they love, but now in a gluten free and FODMAP friendly version.
Taking to social media to announce the exciting news, Vegemite announced the new spread will soon be available on shelves nation wide.
Everyone will now be able to enjoy Australia's most iconic spread as Vegemite are releasing a gluten free option (pictured: gluten free Vegemite)
The brand has promised customers the same great taste they love, but now in a gluten free and FODMAP friendly version
'Happy little Vegemites rejoice!' the brand wrote on Instagram.
'After much demand from our fans, we're thrilled to finally share our Gluten Free Vegemite with you! It is an important step to ensure the Aussie spread can be enjoyed in every Australian diet.'
It's even earned the approval of Coeliac Australia, in order to ensure the spread is safe to be enjoyed in ever diet.
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Fans are exploding with excitement over the news, as many people become diagnosed with coeliac disease later in life, forcing them to stop eating things they love.
Katherine Sheedy posted an excited picture to her Instagram page promising fans will be happy with the new product.
'The texture is exactly how I remember it, the taste is a tiny bit different but still yum in my opinion!' she wrote.
One in 70 Australians suffer from coeliac disease, with four in five remaining undiagnosed.
Katherine Sheedy (pictured) posted an excited picture to her Instagram page promising fans will be happy with the new product
Fans are exploding with excitement over the news, as many people become diagnosed with coeliac disease later in life
'MY LIFE HAS CHANGED FOREVER,' one excited person wrote on Instagram.
'I'm so excited!!!! It's been nearly ten years,' another said.
'This is genuinely really fantastic. My coeliac a** is celebrating!!!' an eager eater wrote on Twitter.
Some were left baffled by the news: 'Vegemite is going gluten-free? This isn't April Fool's Day? I haven't been able to eat Vegemite for almost two decades because of my stupid gluten anaphylactic allergy.'
Vegemite marketing manager Matt Gray told the Herald Sun the product comes as a result of thousands of requests for a gluten-free option.
'Working with baker's gluten free yeast we think we've nailed the Vegemite taste,' he said.
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