How many rumors about MSG do you believe? Time to break it down one by one!

China has a vast land and abundant resources. There are 56 ethnic groups, and the eating habits of different ethnic groups and regions are also different, which also gave birth to the diversification of Chinese cuisine. However, no matter what kind of dish it is, in order to make the food more delicious, various condiments will be added. If you want the dish to be delicious, "MSG" is an indispensable condiment!

Especially when mixing cold dishes and stewing fish, a little MSG is added, and the umami is instantly improved by a level!

However, in recent years, there have been more and more rumors that MSG can affect health, and there are even rumors that MSG is a cancer-causing killer!

In fact, the birth of monosodium glutamate has a history of many years, dating back to 1908 in the last century. The Japanese extracted an ingredient called sodium glutamate from kelp and found that this ingredient could make dishes more delicious. Delicious, so began to extract and produce in batches. Soon after, this ingredient was introduced to China and was given the name: MSG!

Therefore, the main component of monosodium glutamate is sodium glutamate, which is not carcinogenic. The reason why there are rumors that it is carcinogenic is because some people think that when monosodium glutamate is heated to 120 ℃, it will release sodium pyroglutamate, which is a carcinogen, so monosodium glutamate may cause cancer. But in fact, this statement is not true!

Because sodium pyroglutamate is not a carcinogen, it will not make human cells cancerous, but it will make monosodium glutamate lose its original freshness-enhancing function, so I recommend cooking friends to add monosodium glutamate before the dishes are out of the pot. !

In addition, there are the following rumors about MSG, it's time to break them down one by one!

Is chicken essence better than MSG? wrong!

Many people mistakenly believe that chicken essence is the concentrated product of chicken soup, but in fact chicken essence is also processed by humans, which is in line with seasoning. It is called more complicated. It not only contains sodium glutamate, but also contains starch, sugar and other raw materials.

Therefore, there is essentially no difference between chicken essence and monosodium glutamate. Both can have the effect of improving freshness, but the taste of chicken essence is higher than that of monosodium glutamate.

MSG makes you bald? Bullshit!

Whether in China or other countries, there is no experimental data and evidence about hair loss after eating MSG!

Moreover, from a scientific point of view, after sodium glutamate enters the body, it will be converted into glutamine and tyrosine. These amino acids are one of the components of human protein, so they will not cause hair loss.

In the international authority JECFA and regulatory systems such as the United States and the European Union, MSG is considered safe.

MSG gives you a headache? wrong!

In 1968, a doctor named Ho Man Kwok described that after eating Chinese food, he suddenly experienced numbness in his neck, arms and back, and it lasted for about 2 hours. He thought that the reason for this was because of Chinese food. Added MSG.

But in recent years, after repeated experiments, scientists have not concluded that MSG can act on the nervous system, which is an unfounded claim.

High blood pressure from eating too much monosodium glutamate

The reason for such a statement is that monosodium glutamate is the same as table salt, and both contain sodium ions, and excessive intake of sodium ions will lead to increased blood pressure. Therefore, many people blindly believe that high blood pressure will be caused by eating MSG. But in fact, although monosodium glutamate contains sodium ions, it will have a synergistic effect with salt.

That is to say, under the same saltiness, the combination of MSG and salt produces less sodium ions than simply adding salt!

In general, monosodium glutamate is a substance after artificial purification, it has neither the possibility of carcinogenicity, nor does it have too much effect on the body. However, it is still necessary to remind everyone that when cooking, you should wait for the addition of MSG before the dishes are out of the pot, so that the MSG can exert its real effect and improve the deliciousness of the dishes.