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Bovril is a thick and salty meat extract paste, similar to a yeast extract, developed in the 1870s by John Lawson Johnston. It is sold in a distinctive bulbous jar and as cubes and granules. It is sold in a distinctive bulbous jar and as cubes and granules.
Bovril is a village and municipality in La Paz Department in the north-west of Entre Ríos Province in north-eastern Argentina. [2] The locality is connected by 6 km of paved road with National Route 127. It was formerly served by a railway station, Estación Bovril , on the General Urquiza Railway network.
John Lawson Johnston (1839 – 24 November 1900) was a Scottish entrepreneur and the creator of Bovril.He was born in 29 Main Street, Roslin, Midlothian.A memorial plaque is on the property and can be seen above the door.
Some brands of meat extract, such as Oxo and Bovril, now contain yeast extract as well as meat extract. For example, the current formulation of Bovril contains 41% beef stock, 24% yeast extract, 1% dehydrated beef and salt (388 mg sodium per 100g), spice extracts and flavor enhancers among other ingredients. [ 3 ]
From 1891 the house was owned by John Lawson Johnston (inventor of Bovril) who extended the house and remodelled the facade including adding battlements. Johnston acquired the nickname Mr Bovril and because of its castellated features Kingswood became known locally as Bovril Castle.
[19] [20] [21] Bovril (Ireland and the United Kingdom) switched from beef extract to yeast extract for 2005 and most of 2006, but later switched back. [22] Yeast extract is used as a flavoring in foods. It is a common ingredient in American barbecue-flavored potato chips such as Lay's. [23] It is also widely used in soup bases.
Baron Luke, of Pavenham in the County of Bedford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.It was created in 1929 for the businessman George Lawson Johnston. [1] He was the second son of John Lawson Johnston, the founder of Bovril Ltd.
Oxo (stylized OXO) is a brand of food products, including stock cubes, herbs and spices, dried gravy, and yeast extract. [1] The original product was the beef stock cube, and the company now also markets chicken and other flavour cubes, including versions with Chinese and Indian spices.