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Bovril - it's taken me 7 years to notice...

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  • 09-05-2011 5:08pm
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    Darkginger
    Registered Users Posts: 695 ✭✭✭


    ... and now I'm not at all happy!

    I was looking for something to make a savoury, low carb drink from, so turned to Bovril, which *used* to be a beef extract drink. It's been years since I had any. Reading the label, it's now (since 2004 I find, after investigating) a yeast extract drink.

    Does anyone know of an existing beef extract drink, similar to what Bovril used to be? They re-introduced some beef content in 2006 (after beef exports were lifted from the UK), but it's still mostly yeast extract.


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    nompere
    Registered Users Posts: 1,678 ✭✭✭nompere


    A quick rummage around the depths of Wikipedia, and it seems that in 2004 it became a yeast extract drink and in 2006 it reverted to being a beef drink (except in the case of chicken bovril).

    Have you looked at a current jar?

    Their own site http://bovril.co.uk/content/nutrition/nutrition.pdf confirms that it's made with beef.


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    Kiera
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,130 ✭✭✭✭Kiera


    I love Bovril. Best drink EVER :)


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    Mellor
    Registered Users Posts: 39,420 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    Bonox is another beef extract drink - made my Kraft afaik


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    aidan24326
    Registered Users Posts: 5,925 ✭✭✭aidan24326


    Bonox? Jesus that sounds more like a prescription drug or an ingredient for making bombs or something.


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