I'm cleaning my kitchen today and have been doing alot of label reading and I keep coming across "thiamin mononitrate" in everything!! What is it? And is it bad for you??
I've also noticed tons of MSG in things that I would have never thought it would be in!
2007-11-02 04:48:36 · 7 answers · asked by greenlotus77 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Thanks so much for the helpful answers! Just a note you'll be surprised at the amout of MSG being added to foods these days.. read the labels!! Just about all Campbell soups have it, rice a roni's, alot of chips and snack have it as well!! I'm working on going more natural but I still have packaged quickies on had for busy nights.
Also, just a comment on my part to those who really leave rude and mean answers, seriously, get a life! Its quite sad that someone has the time and motivation to go around being rude for no apparent reason. Must be a lonely life!
2007-11-02 07:45:52 · update #1
It's vitamin B1 - it's not a baddie!
2007-11-02 04:53:50 · answer #1 · answered by Michael H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thiamine Mononitrate Definition
2016-12-30 17:43:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Thiamin Mononitrate issue has been more than adequately answered, above.
As for MSG (monosodium glutamate), a basic definition may be found at the link, below. You must have a lot of old products (as suggested by your "cleaning my kitchen today" statement), because MSG has pretty much been removed from most restaurants (most notably, American-Chinese) and packaged foods, due to their negative effects on a minority of people (headaches, dizziness, etc; FWIW, I get mild headaches, but my friend's mother has severe allergic reactions to it!). As a whole, it is an unnecessary ingredient, especially in these days of "natural" and "healthful" dieting. Odds are, if you have those products in your home, and never noticed any bad side effects from eating them, then they are probably safe, assuming, of course, that their shelf life has not expired (check the package for "sell by" date, and then use common sense to determine how long beyond that date you may use the product).
One more thing: you'll go nuts trying to figure out what most poly-syllabic ingredients are in your foods! Forget about it, and enjoy the stuff (i.e., you bought it, so either you wanted to try it or you already like it, right?). If you're suspicious about any ingredient or product, then toss it and go natural! Of course, you'll most likely pay more for that, so there's a big trade-off! It may seem ironic that we have to pay more for fewer, so-called "natural", ingredients, but, consider this: we're probably getting more of the food, and less of the unnecessary ingredients - - most of which are added vitamins/minerals, preservatives, colorings, etc. If we simply eat and stock less, then the expense may become more worth it! Something to think about, eh? ;)
2007-11-02 05:11:19 · answer #3 · answered by skaizun 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a water-soluble component of the B vitamin complex, found particularly in pork, organ meats, legumes, nuts, and whole grain breads and cereals. So basically, no its not bad for you.
2007-11-02 04:55:07 · answer #4 · answered by Diego 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/65089
took me all of 15 seconds to find this answer in google, suggest you do the same.
2007-11-02 04:54:46 · answer #5 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes it is bad for u, causes weight gain, it is found in mostly chips,,,,basically anything that is bread and junk food....
2007-11-02 05:07:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
That is really cool!
2007-11-02 04:50:20 · answer #7 · answered by Okay Hero 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋