Man is really a very contradictory creature.
You see, everyone likes to eat delicious things, but many people are afraid of fresh monosodium glutamate and chicken essence, and always feel that eating them is not good for their health.
Today, Dr. Clove bought a pack of monosodium glutamate and a pack of chicken essence, which will help everyone compare.
Specific composition
“Monosodium glutamate:
The red box in the picture shows the main ingredient of monosodium glutamate [sodium glutamate]. Seeing this name, some people’s imagination turns into a runaway horse:
Very [chemical] name + appeared for only a hundred years + factory synthesis production = not green enough, not natural enough = harmful to health (use emphasis format, no reference format)
However, this idea does not make sense, because:
- Toxicity tests show that monosodium glutamate is non-toxic and harmless to human beings. The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies monosodium glutamate as the safest category. At present, most monosodium glutamate is prepared by fermentation. The raw material is grain starch (such as corn, rice and wheat). Is this not [natural and green] enough?
Of course, the premise is that you normally eat a little monosodium glutamate (no more than 2 g per day) instead of eating it as food. After all, drinking too much water will lead to poisoning.
Chicken essence:
After reading the ingredient list, everyone must have found that the main ingredient of chicken essence is… monosodium glutamate.
Yes, the main ingredient of chicken essence is monosodium glutamate.
However, look at the frequent string on the ingredient list and you will know that the taste of chicken essence is definitely richer and more delicious.
Therefore, the main ingredients of chicken essence and monosodium glutamate are not good or bad.
Specific nutrition
“Monosodium glutamate:
As mentioned earlier, eating a little monosodium glutamate normally (no more than 2 g per day) is completely non-toxic and harmless, but nutrition is far from it.
After all, monosodium glutamate is a seasoning. To be more detailed, it is [seasoning used for seasoning], not the main ingredient.
Chicken essence:
Although the formula of chicken essence is written very long, it has few nutritional ingredients and its main function is also seasoning.
If you insist on competing, maybe chicken essence has a little more nutrients than monosodium glutamate.
However, the nutritional value of both is not high. After all, they are seasonings. We don’t have to mind too much about this difference.
Specific hazard
“Monosodium glutamate:
Legend has it that monosodium glutamate will produce sodium pyroglutamate when heated above 120 ℃, which can cause cancer.
Unfortunately, this is still purely imagination, because sodium pyroglutamate does not cause cancer, only monosodium glutamate will have no delicate flavor when heated to this level, so the instructions will suggest that everyone put monosodium glutamate before leaving the pot.
If monosodium glutamate has to be said to cause cancer, so does salt. A high sodium diet increases the risk of gastric cancer.
Chicken essence:
As we have repeatedly said before, chicken essence is essentially [monosodium glutamate with chicken flavor], so no matter how you heat it, it will not produce [toxin].
However, Dr. Clove has heard of a survey: people who like to eat chicken essence stir-fry are indeed worse off than people who do not eat chicken essence.
As for the reason, it must be that the dishes and soup with chicken essence are better to eat. If you eat too much, you will easily get fat. If you get fat, you may have minor problems at sixes and sevens.
Therefore, it is not the chicken essence that should be blamed, but the failure to shut up.
Well, the joke is a joke. The result of today’s competition is that monosodium glutamate is similar to chicken essence, and it is harmless to eat it properly.
But then again, monosodium glutamate and chicken essence still have some health risks, which come from sodium.
Yes, it is the sodium in salt. Our Chinese diet has always been rich in salt and sodium. A high sodium diet can easily lead to health problems such as hypertension.
Then it must be emphasized that monosodium glutamate chicken essence is harmless, and it is better to eat it properly (it is better to eat less).
So after reading today’s article, you must not say to anyone:
Dr. Clove said monosodium glutamate is harmless and can be eaten casually.