Rumor: When the temperature is higher than 120 ℃, monosodium glutamate is harmful to human body after eating and is difficult to be discharged out of the body.
Truth: Years of research results show that monosodium glutamate is as non-toxic and harmless as chicken essence. After heating, monosodium glutamate will only lose its delicate flavor and will not cause any diseases.
Is monosodium glutamate harmful?
- As early as 1959, the FDA of the United States classified monosodium glutamate as the safest [generally considered harmless] (GRAS) in food classification. In 1987, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Health Organization classified monosodium glutamate as the [safest] category. In 1991, the Food Science Committee of the European Commission confirmed that the [daily intake] of monosodium glutamate was classified as the safest category in the EU system [no quantitative].
It seems that the world generally believes that monosodium glutamate is harmless to the body.
Is monosodium glutamate harmful to the body after heating?
When sodium glutamate is heated to 120 degrees Celsius, sodium pyroglutamate can be produced. Sodium pyroglutamate is not carcinogenic, has no toxicity, but has no delicate flavor.
This is also the reason why monosodium glutamate should not be added to the pot too early. It has nothing to do with carcinogenesis or harm to the body, but it is useless to add it too early.
At present, some skin care products and nutrition products are specially marked with sodium pyroglutamate, which is evidence of the safety of sodium pyroglutamate.
Is it okay to eat more monosodium glutamate and chicken essence? Definitely not.
Although [non-toxic and harmless], monosodium glutamate and chicken essence contain a large amount of sodium salt, and eating too much is not good for the body.
Every time we finish eating in a restaurant outside, we feel thirsty. The more likely reason is that they put too much monosodium glutamate.
High sodium diet is prone to obesity and may also increase the risk of diseases such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension and coronary heart disease.
Try to eat at home and put less salt, monosodium glutamate and chicken essence, which is an important step to ensure health.