What is MSG?
Japanese cooks have traditionally used Kombu (seaweed), to flavour broth and stew. In 1908 a Japanese scientist, named Kikunae Ikeda, became curious about why his wife used Kombu to season the family's soup. Later Ikeda isolated the flavour enhancing component of kombu. He identified it as sodium salt of glutamic acid, or monosodium glutamate. By 1933, monosodium glutamate had become an important, even a predominant, ingredient in flavouring Asian food. But, it wasn't until World War II that the United States became intrigued by this potent flavour enhancing powder.
Japanese cooks have traditionally used Kombu (seaweed), to flavour broth and stew. In 1908 a Japanese scientist, named Kikunae Ikeda, became curious about why his wife used Kombu to season the family's soup. Later Ikeda isolated the flavour enhancing component of kombu. He identified it as sodium salt of glutamic acid, or monosodium glutamate. By 1933, monosodium glutamate had become an important, even a predominant, ingredient in flavouring Asian food. But, it wasn't until World War II that the United States became intrigued by this potent flavour enhancing powder.
Where can we find MSG?
In almost everything. The canned food, the Doritos, the potato chips, salad dressings.. Some products have something called Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, which is just another name for Monosodium Glutamate. MSG is hidden under many different names in order to fool those who catch on.
In almost everything. The canned food, the Doritos, the potato chips, salad dressings.. Some products have something called Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, which is just another name for Monosodium Glutamate. MSG is hidden under many different names in order to fool those who catch on.
Burger King, McDonalds, Wendy's, Taco Bell, every restaurant, even the sit down ones use MSG in abundance. Kentucky Fried Chicken seemed to be the WORST offender: MSG is in every chicken dish, salad dressing and gravy. Some blame obesity on MSG. They say MSG is so addictive that people keep coming to places like Mc Donald's because they 'need' it for thei addiction.
Great link: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/healthconcerns/p/MSG.htm
We never really used any product with possible msg in it, almost everything is home made, and I still go to my favourite McD approximately once a month or two:)
ReplyDeleteIf MSG wwas harmfull, would they sell it???
ReplyDeleteIt might not be harmful but for sure it's NOT healthy if people have headaches from it eg Syndrome of Chinese restaurants.. Better avoid it!
ReplyDeleteIn 1994 US neurosurgeon Professor Russell Blaylock released his book "Excitotoxins: The Taste that Kills", which plainly explains how MSG certainly destroys you.
ReplyDeleteWhen neurons are exposed to these "excitotoxins", they fire impulses rapidly until they reach a state of exhaustion. Several hours later these neurons suddenly die, as if the cells were exited to death.
ReplyDeleteMore and more diseases of the nervous system are being linked to excitotoxin build-up in the brain. For example disorders such as strokes, brain injury, hypoglycemic brain damage, seizures, migraine headaches, hypoxic brain damage, irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia) and dementia have been linked to excitotoxin damage. MSG can also affect the heart's electrical system, causing arrhythmia (atrial fibrillation); tachycardia (rapid heartbeat) and palpitations (slow heartbeat).
OMG, thanks for the post Rita! It scares me more now! MSG is everywhere, in everything..
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