MSG: The flavorful controversy

... MSG: The flavorful controversy People like food, especially in this country, where unfortunately some people love it too much. Everyone likes to eat something different, exotic-sounding, foreign cheese, wines, caviars, but does anyone really want an amino acid? Chemical additives such as MSG, monosodium glutamate, have been the cause of many debates over their use in foods. MSG is formed from the amino acid, glutamic acid, sodium, and water. It is naturally produces in meat, vegetables, fruits, and in the body. Found in both "free", and "bound" forms, the free form is an effective flavor enhancer. Discovered over 1200 years ago in the orient from fermentation of the seaweed Laminaria Japonica, it has been used ever since as a flavor enhancer. It has no flavor of its own, but amplifies flavors and masks bad tastes. It is due to this property that the food industry has used and abused it. They created

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