What is monosodium glutamate, how does it enhance flavour, and is MSG safe to eat?
Munch on a packet of chips, slurp up a bowl of noodles or tuck into a salami sandwich, and there's a good chance you're also eating monosodium glutamate. "Adding MSG or MSG-containing condiments to healthful foods like vegetables and grains can be a great way to make them tasty so you eat more," Dr Beckett says. "If it's a food that is high sugar, high calorie, or high fat but also contains MSG, then it probably isn't the MSG that we need to focus on." And eating too much sodium, in the form of regular table salt or MSG, can cause high blood pressure and increased risk of heart disease, stroke and kidney disease, public health nutritionist Kathy Trieu explains. Kathy Trieu says while MSG may be used instead of table salt to reduce sodium intake, potassium-enriched salt is a better substitute.
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