MSG - THE FOOD WORLD'S SECRET

MSG is the most commonly used flavor enhancer after salt and pepper. Glutamic acid  naturally occur in many foods like parmesean cheese, meat, mushrooms and many other foods.

MSG was a discovery of Japanese professor - Kikunae Ikeda in 1908. He extracted this strong flavor enhancer from 'Kombu' sea weeds. As it could be kept as a solid at room temperature, this "umami" (means delicious) taste source became increasingly popular,

Nowadays, it is difficult to find a food manufacturer who avoid use of MSG. Food giants love this, as it greatly enhance flavor and customer satisfaction of any given food making sure a permanent consumer base. Fast food chains are using this special substance for this purpose.

However, with rising public concerns regarding it's unhealthy effects, food giants tend to hide MSG behind various labels such as hydrolyzed vegetable protein, glutamic acid or yeast extracts.



(photo: Kombu seaweed)

Find more details on MSG in food labels from below links:

http://hapicureclinic.blogspot.com/2018/08/msg-labels-8-natural.html
http://hapicureclinic.blogspot.com/2018/08/msg-labels-7-organic.html
http://hapicureclinic.blogspot.com/2018/08/msg-labels-6-no-msg.html
http://hapicureclinic.blogspot.com/2018/08/msg-labels-5-hydrolyzed-proteins.html
http://hapicureclinic.blogspot.com/2018/08/msg-in-labels-4-they-work-together.html
http://hapicureclinic.blogspot.com/2018/08/msg-in-labels-3-aware-if-you-are-msg.html
http://hapicureclinic.blogspot.com/2018/08/msg-in-labeling-2-its-often-there.html
http://hapicureclinic.blogspot.com/2018/08/msg-in-labels-1-its-always-there.html
http://hapicureclinic.blogspot.com/2018/08/msg-in-diary-products.html


source - http://spendmatters.com/2014/02/03/msg-worlds-well-known-secret-ingredient/