Vegeta (condiment)
Vegeta is a condiment which is a mixture primarily of salt with flavour enhancers, spices and various vegetables invented[1][2][3][4][5][6] in 1959 by a Bosnian Croat scientist Zlata Bartl, and has become a product sold worldwide.
Vegeta is produced by Podravka, a company from Koprivnica, Croatia, as well as a subsidiary of Podravka in Poland[7] and two Vegeta licensees from Austria and Hungary. There have been around 50 instances of other companies attempting to reproduce the product.
Vegeta was conceived in 1958 in Podravka's laboratories and professor Zlata Bartl was head of the team that developed it.[7] The product was first sold in Yugoslavia in 1959 as "Vegeta 40".[7] In 1967 Vegeta was first exported to Hungary and the USSR[7] and is now sold in around 40 countries worldwide.[7]
There is also a "no MSG added" version for those avoiding monosodium glutamate.[8]
Ingredients
The ingredients of Vegeta include (according to the 2008 product packaging):
- salt max. 56%
- dehydrated vegetables 15.5% (carrot, parsnip, onions, celery, parsley leaves)
- flavour enhancers (MSG max. 15%, disodium inosinate)
- sugar
- spices
- cornstarch
- riboflavin (for yellow coloring)
| Energetic value | 583 kJ (137 kcal) |
| Protein | 9 g |
| Carbohydrate | 24.5 g |
| Fat | 0.6 g |
| Sodium | 23 g |
References
- ^ "Zaklada prof. Zlata Bartl » Tko je Zlata Bartl?". Zakladazlatabartl.hr. 2008-07-30. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
- ^ "Professor Zlata Bartl, head of the team that invented Vegeta, dies". Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Zlata Bartl Croatian inventor of Vegeta died". Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "10 Most Prominent Slavic Female Scientists & Inventors – Slavorum". Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Croatian Inventors: Great Minds from a Small Country - Zagreb". Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Famous products - Apartments Adria". Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "Vegeta history". Podravka d.d. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
- ^ "Products -- Vegeta". Podravka d.d.
