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Monosodium glutamate or Ajinomoto

2007-06-05 23:33:53 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink Cooking & Recipes

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You can cook anything with adding MSG but it is not good for health. Use sparingly!

2007-06-05 23:48:45 · answer #1 · answered by ZaZaZoom 4 · 2 0

The Ajinomoto (味の素) company was formed to manufacture and market MSG in Japan; the name 'Ajinomoto' means "essence of taste". It was introduced to the United States in 1947 as Ac'cent flavor enhancer.

Modern commercial MSG is produced by fermentation[2] of starch, sugar beets, sugar cane, or molasses. About 1.5 million metric tons were sold in 2001, with 4% annual growth expected.[3] MSG is used commercially as a flavour enhancer. Once stereotypically associated with food in Chinese restaurants, it is now more often found in many of the most common food products consumed in the US:

most canned soups of the US food industry like Campbell's (except the low sodium varieties)[citation needed]
most beef and chicken stocks of the US food industry like Swanson's (except the low sodium varieties)
most flavored potato chip products of the US food industry
many other snack foods
many frozen dinners
almost all US-originated fast foods
instant meals such as the seasoning mixtures for instant noodles
Only the L-glutamate enantiomer has flavour-enhancing properties.[4] Manufactured MSG contains over 99.6% of the naturally-predominant L-glutamate form, which is a higher proportion of L-glutamate than found in the free glutamate ions of naturally-occurring foods. Fermented products like soy sauce, steak sauce, and worcestershire sauce have comparable levels of glutamate as foods with added MSG. However, glutamate in these brewed products may be composed 5% or more of the D-enantiomer.[4]

2007-06-06 06:50:24 · answer #2 · answered by Shahid 7 · 2 0

*MSG or Ajinomoto is mainly used in chinese cooking to enhance the taste & flavour of a dish !!!!!
But u may use it in any dish u like but beware !!! It is known to be hazardous to health !!!! So use it sparingly !!!!!

2007-06-07 02:14:30 · answer #3 · answered by ๏๓ รђคภtเ, รђคภtเ รђคภtเ ....... ! 7 · 0 0

You can cook anything with adding MSG but it is not good for health. Use sparingly!

2007-06-06 06:50:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Dont do it, reall bad for ur health. Avoid it as much as possible.

2007-06-06 15:50:07 · answer #5 · answered by Li'l Devil 3 · 0 0

MSG isnt good....but you can make thai, japense, korean, malay, indian and chinese food with it and ajinimoto

2007-06-07 17:15:18 · answer #6 · answered by sweet 2 · 0 0

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