| Ingredient Name | Monosodium Glutamate |
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| Ingredient Type |
Flavors & Flavor Enhancer
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| Wikipedia Summary | Monosodium glutamate (MSG), also known as sodium glutamate, is the sodium salt of glutamic acid. MSG is used in cooking as a flavor enhancer with an umami taste that intensifies the meaty, savory flavor of food, as naturally occurring glutamate does in foods such as stews and meat soups.MSG was first prepared in 1908 by Japanese biochemist Kikunae Ikeda, who was trying to isolate and duplicate the savory taste of kombu, an edible seaweed used as a base for many Japanese soups. It is a popular belief that MSG can cause headaches and other feelings of discomfort, known as 'Chinese restaurant syndrome', but blinded studies show no such effects when MSG is combined with food in normal concentrations, and are inconclusive when MSG is added to broth in large concentrations. The optimum concentration varies by food; in clear soup, the pleasure score rapidly falls with the addition of more than one gram of MSG per 100 mL.The sodium content (in mass percent) of MSG, 12%, is about one-third of that in sodium chloride (39%), due to the greater mass of the glutamate counterion. Specifically MSG in the diet does not increase glutamate in the brain or affect brain function.A 1995 report from the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) for the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) concluded that MSG is safe when 'eaten at customary levels' and, although a subgroup of otherwise-healthy individuals develop an MSG symptom complex when exposed to 3 g of MSG in the absence of food, MSG as a cause has not been established because the symptom reports are anecdotal.According to the report, no data supports the role of glutamate in chronic disease. |
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| Manufacturers Using This (7) |
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| Ingredients Used With This Ingredient (86) |
- Salt 10 times,
- Sugar (generic) 9 times,
- Garlic (generic) 8 times,
- Xanthan Gum 8 times,
- Water 7 times,
- Spices (generic) 6 times,
- Onion (generic) 6 times,
- Onion (powder) 5 times,
- Potassium Sorbate 5 times,
- Garlic Powder 4 times,
- Vinegar (generic) 4 times,
- Natural Flavors (generic) 3 times,
- Sodium Benzoate 3 times,
- Citric Acid 2 times,
- Yeast Extract 2 times,
- Disodium Inosinate 2 times,
- Disodium Guanylate 2 times,
- Turmeric 2 times,
- Celery 2 times,
- Wheat Flour 2 times,
- Natural Flavorings 2 times,
- Corn Starch 2 times,
- Jack Daniel's Black Label Whiskey 2 times,
- Carrot 2 times,
- Tomato (paste) 2 times,
- Acetic Acid 1 times,
- Vegetable Oil 1 times,
- Modified Food Starch 1 times,
- Maltodextrin 1 times,
- Artificial Flavors 1 times,
- Diglycerides 1 times,
- Potatoes 1 times,
- Whey (milk) 1 times,
- Artificial Color (yellow 5) 1 times,
- Artificial Color (yellow 6) 1 times,
- Sodium Caseinate (milk) 1 times,
- Dipotassium Phosphate 1 times,
- Bha (antioxidant) 1 times,
- Lime Juice 1 times,
- Wheat 1 times,
- Soy 1 times,
- Soy Lecithin 1 times,
- Dextrose 1 times,
- Chicken Fat 1 times,
- Chicken Base 1 times,
- Natural Coloring 1 times,
- Distilled Vinegar 1 times,
- Mustard Seed 1 times,
- Soyabean Oil 18% 1 times,
- Acidity Regulator 1 times,
- Antioxidant (generic) 1 times,
- Natural Hickory Smoke Flavor 1 times,
- Kosher Salt 1 times,
- Paprika 1 times,
- Rosemary 1 times,
- Toasted Sesame Seeds 1 times,
- Soy Sauce 1 times,
- Potato (starch) 1 times,
- Soy Oil 1 times,
- Lecithin 1 times,
- Guar Gum 1 times,
- Chive (dried) 1 times,
- Tapioca Starch 1 times,
- Palm Oil 1 times,
- Potassium Carbonate 1 times,
- Sodium Carbonate 1 times,
- Sodium Phosphate Dibasic 1 times,
- Sodium Polyphosphate 1 times,
- Riboflavin 1 times,
- Sugar (white) 1 times,
- Monosodium L-glutamate 1 times,
- Disodium 5'-ribonucleotides 1 times,
- Chive Powder 1 times,
- Chicken Flavor Powder 1 times,
- Lavender (dried) 1 times,
- Brown Sugar 1 times,
- Tomato 1 times,
- Soybean Oil 1 times,
- Corn Syrup 1 times,
- Edta 1 times,
- Hickory Smoke Flavoring 1 times,
- Mustard Flavor 1 times,
- Propylene Glycol Alginate 1 times,
- Calcium 1 times,
- Disodium 1 times,
- Apocarotenal (color) 1 times
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| Peppers Used With This Ingredient (15) |
- Habanero Pepper 2 times,
- Thai Pepper 2 times,
- Paprika Pepper 2 times,
- Red Chili Peppers 2 times,
- Jalapeño Pepper 1 times,
- Green Chilli Pepper 1 times,
- Mixed Chillies Pepper 1 times,
- Yellow Chilli Pepper 1 times,
- Black Pepper 1 times,
- Rainforest Pepper 1 times,
- Red Chili Peppers (dried) 1 times,
- Paprika Extract Pepper 1 times,
- Black Pepper (powder) 1 times,
- Ghost Pepper (powder) 1 times,
- Chili Powder (generic) Pepper 1 times
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| Date Added | 1 Year, 4 Months Ago |
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| Date Last Updated | 10 Months, 3 Weeks Ago |
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| Contributor | teamdominators |
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