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Monosodium glutamate, or MSG, is an often-used seasoning that can be found in most kitchens. Glutamic acid, an amino acid that is not essential to life, has been saltified with sodium. The umami taste that MSG adds to processed foods, soups, sauces, and restaurant meals is what makes it so popular. Some people may develop moderate responses after eating meals containing MSG, including headaches and dizziness. However, regulatory authorities consider MSG to be safe for consumption by individuals. Most people can incorporate MSG in their diets without experiencing any negative side effects, and there has been little conclusive study linking it to these symptoms.
Cookbook author, Krish Ashok shared a video on his Instagram saying,” If you sprinkle some salt on some tomato slices and eat them slices and eat them, they're really delicious because there is sodium and the tomato pulp has glutamates. But I'm not interested in promoting MSG. I want to try and declutter our minds about food. Stop being needlessly afraid of food. When something is being touted as being dangerous, it's important to understand how much of it you actually eat. You should be way more worried about the amount of salt and sugar in your packaged food than the extremely tiny amount of MSG.
Find out if you're already consuming it without even knowing it. That should make you seriously doubt scaremongering. Even in places where MSG is considered OK, only 8% of it comes from additives. Where does 92% come from? The food you eat. That is because the ‘G‘in MSG is an amino acid. Literally, all protein you eat is likely to have some glutamate. Human breast milk has a large number of glutamates because toddlers love umami. In conclusion, (Oh my God, this is poison..can safely be ignored). Most things are safe in moderation. Everything excess is bad for you. “He ends his statement by highlighting that food should be a matter of discovery and delight, not pseudoscientific scaremongering.”
The Food and Drug Administration and the World Health Organisation both agree that moderate MSG use is safe for most people. Used to add flavour, it can be found in a wide variety of packaged and restaurant fare, but moderation is the key.
