bovril

[alexraj]

is bovril safe for 9 month old baby,
just wanted to start give my son something new food.

[anna*]

I expect it's safe but it is very high salt content.

[aisling]

Here is the list of ingredients and values: 

Beef Bovril:
Ingredients: Beef Stock (43%), Yeast Extract (24%), Salt, Colour (E150c), Waxy Maize Starch, Dehydrated Beef (1.3%), Flavour Enhancer
(Disodium 5’-ribonucleotides), Lactic Acid, Niacin, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Spice Extracts (contains celery), Vitamin B12.

Nutrition Information :
per 12g serving
22kcal
Protein 4.7g
Carbohydrate  0.6g
- of which Sugars 0.2g
Fat  0.1g
- of which Saturates  Trace
Fibre  nil
Sodium 0.54g
Salt (based on sodium) 1.38g

[Lemonthyme]

I would say no.  The per serving info put above makes the salt content too high for a baby.

Why would you want to give a baby bovril?  Is this as a drink or on bread or toast?  I know our parents used to give marmite on toast and I found a website which claims a child serving is 2g (really?  That's barely showing the knife to the pot!)  Personally I've steered clear of anything like this.  Also I hate marmite and bovril and my husband loves it.  I want more haters in our house

[*Kara*]

I agree with Lemonthyme - I wouldn't give it to him.  I don't eat things like that so I would never give it to baby either.  Fruits/veggies/beans... stick with things like that   And watch the salt with beans too