What is actually inside MSG and is it Safe? | Food Unwrapped

[@hugecampaign]

I was warned against MSG my whole life until I actually read up about it myself, now I use it in almost every dish. It's just like salt and should be treated as such. Loads of it isn't going to be great for you, but it's perfectly harmless otherwise

[@kazzagreen84]

Same!

[@theabristlebroom4378]

I beg to differ.. I am allergic to MSG. It causes me to temporarily lose my vision (ocular migraine). It has happened while I was driving. I usually have about 5 - 10 minutes before I go blind. ☹😱 But, I do like how it tastes. 🤔🤪 It took me a long time to figure out what was causing the blindness.

[@aurumtree]

@@theabristlebroom4378 I get the same with overdrinking

[@benjy6358]

@@theabristlebroom4378 allergies means it just bad for you and alike, not other people..some have dairy allergies, does that means all of us need to stop ?

[@bailujen8052]

Msg is 3 times less sodium than table salt

[@jakeave]

The reaction to tapioca pudding is pretty much all I care about 2:49

[@Xavier-um5ty]

Uncle Roger approves

[@bailujen8052]

But not even he knows MSG is 3 times less sodium than table salt

[@paulmarynissen]

Great piece, Uncle Roger and Guga would be proud.

[@kazzagreen84]

It was after watching Uncle Roger that I actually looked into it and now I eat it all the time!!!

[@TheAbd1233]

Hey just a small typo. At 4:10 the image of gutamte shown is incorrect it shows a CH2 group where there should be NH2 group. Might want to fix that

[@Caprifool]

Comments a typo, with a typo.

[@robinmiller5256]

Growing up in America..we had a thing called “Accent” which was a flavoring enhancement all they the 60’s and 70’s. Millions of us had it everyday!

[@ThaEurasian]

if you look at the ingredients list of accent its literally just msg. i keep it in my spice cabinet at all times :)

[@aidanjohnson3169]

Have*

[@robinmiller5256]

@@aidanjohnson3169 🤔

[@TheBLGL]

It’s just MSG.

[@SylviaRustyFae]

@@robinmiller5256 Its def still around in USA. Ive got a spice container of it in my spice cupboard rn; bcuz that was the only way i cud get MSG last time i was in the grocery store buyin seasonings.

[@newtheory785]

Well that's answered a life long question. Cheers!

[@jimfiggerty833]

Very informative .. Ta very much.

[@rabbitskinner]

I use msg in everything....love it

[@jovanweismiller7114]

I'm amazed that nowhere in the video did you mention the sodium content. It's not the glutamate that many people are concerned about but the sodium. For instance, as a heart attack survivor, I am on a low sodium diet so I have to watch carefully for MSG in processed foods.

[@miikop]

They do mention to use the same wisdom as with adding salt

[@alchinov4695]

Sorry to say, but people and animals have been consuming sodium (salt) for as long as we've existed. It's just very ignorant to think that something so important for our bodies would cause a heart attack.

[@j.b.4090]

@@alchinov4695 sodium causes high blood pressure, which can definetly lead to heart attacks on its own. And if you are especially at risk you will be adviced by your doctor to follow a low sodium diet.

[@alchinov4695]

@@j.b.4090 I know that doctors recommend following a low sodium diet. And THAT IS the problem! Because noone mentions that SUGAR increases blood pressure even more than salt. Noone mentions that natural sea or mineral salt doesn't increase blood pressure the way that refined salt does. And finally, noone mentions that potassium and magnesium defficiencies lead to very high blood pressure and heart rate, even more so than the overconsumption of salt (which is very unlikely, since we develop a sensitivity to salt if we have too much of it).

[@ProfX501]

MSG literally contains less sodium than salt

[@nickirito3435]

I used to eat it as a kid straight from the bottle, it made me start having swollen lymph nodes . I stopped eating it for years, then moved to a country where it is in everything again. It makes me get bumps on the side of my face sometimes painful, plus nodes, and I find the after taste gross now. People get bad reactions to it...also a fact!

[@Rikki-lh2mw]

I just bought a pocket of it by suggestion of a friend of mine. The first time, I will try it tonight...Will update you all .

[@tilerman]

Don't leave us hanging! How did it go...............................

[@Rikki-lh2mw]

@tilerman my apologies, please, for not updating 🙏 Thanks for your kind reminder 😊 Well, it has a different, strange type of flavour, really .. like..detergents? 🤔 Soft mild type of salt? Savoury? I'm not sure the benefits of it are just spread over the salads or meals. I don't think there are harm's it's just a different type of beverages. I'm sure that Asians are used to it. Try it get a small package of it and save your money. Ps.I checked out your video channels and saw some yummy foods videos But I'm confused that initially I thought they were your videos.

[@blackknightjack3850]

Honestly the only way of making glutamic acid for food I've ever really been aware of is making dashi

[@Mberalf4829]

The difference between the natural msg and the high sugar Tapioca main ingredient. MSG is banned in many countries for a reason.

[@axelded13]

just treat it as salt and suger. too much is bad and some is just fine

[@bailujen8052]

Too much msg even though it is 3 times less sodium than table salt Uncle Roger said the rice was too salty

[@21stcenturyMoments]

Arigato Ajinomoto.

[@garycollumbell1396]

I do think here amounts are key its likely in asia they using much smaller amounts inntheir cooking than we would find in a processed food. As in the 1st case its a flavour enhancer and in the 2nd its pretty mucb the only flavour there is its also lilely when combined with salt , refined oils and other stuff we find in our food in the west there could be interactions unknown.

[@netmatrix75]

*Uncle Roger approves!!!*

[@ericmgarrison]

FUIYOH!

[@Mybwain]

MSG stands for mmmm sooo good Ingredients socially removed replaced with another source of msg

[@Lawman212]

When I first started cooking, I was very disapproving of MSG. But in recent years, I looked into it, experimented with it, and found it to be perfectly fine. I don't agree with the people who put it in everything though. It makes a profound difference in a tomato sauce, but I wouldn't bother putting it on rice. It's not like salt which works in nearly every dish. But when it works, it works well. Thank you to Ajinmoto for showing us the factory. That's the brand I have at home!

[@gerrykomalaysia2]

MSG is like mgs, metal gear solid, it is great but confusing

[@Dainichi_Nyorai]

MSG stands for Monosodium Glutamate. It contains Monosodium Glutamate.

[@misterhat5823]

1:09 You're welcome.

[@heilong79]

Sugar is probabaly far worse for you.

[@bretbarnett6024]

MSG is approved by the regulatory agency called: FDA=food & drug administration. MSG is a neuro toxin taste enhancer and recognized by the FDA as drug. By identifying MSG as drug, the FDA now decides to have it legalized and for that approved. The FDA has approved the drug MSG (Mono Sodium Glutamate) as to be a legal drug. Book reference: Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills. By Russel Blaylock.

[@ronaldlee3537]

The is nothing wrong with MSG as long you just use in moderate quantities like pepper. When you get dry mouth, thirsty etc, that eatery is using too much of it. Most eateries are profit-making institutions so they want their food to taste good at a minimum cost. BTW in the USA the US FDA mandates an ingredients list, and if you see "hydrolyzed..." it is an acceptable alternative name for MSG.

[@jordanjolley]

Uncle roger: haiiiiyahhhh

[@PUNKinDRUBLIC72]

I bought 200mg for about £5. It makes food taste better, but when it's gone its gone.

[@wagwanbennydj6003]

Isn't msg better that salt and sugar tho?

[@blackknightjack3850]

From what I understand it's about the same because it's the same amount of sodium in both salt and msg

[@kiarakia2071]

​@@blackknightjack3850false One teaspoon of fine sea salt has 1,760 milligrams of sodium compared to only 500 milligrams for the same amount of MSG. A little research wouldn't hurt.

[@jameswhatsit]

Tbh, I think the people who suffer ‘Chinese restaurant syndrome’ probably just drink way too much coffee. I once had a weird reaction (shaking and dizziness) after eating some Chinese Takeaway then drinking a large can of energy drink, which I’ve never had since (despite having had plenty of energy drinks and Chinese meals separately). My theory is that my body had focused so much energy on digesting the meal that it wanted to rest, and reacted negatively to the caffeine!

[@anikislam6585]

this world is full of lies

[@heather482]

Yep

[@clintonfussell7385]

Like 9/11 and covid

[@KristoferOlafsson]

Msg is great.

[@leonbanks5728]

Uncle Roger would’ve been able to tell you this in 2 seconds.

[@jamesford9039]

really doesn't explain why it is added to food and does it cause an addiction to certain foods like chips and so forth?

[@lewiepostalone8776]

Plastic containers leeching contaminents into your hot food should be the biggest concern. Making people infertile amongst many other things.

[@BrokeBillionear]

There's Acetone in so many food and no one doesn't say nothing about it

[@ion337]

Not at a level to be concerned with, and often occuring naturally. There are many more important things to think about.

[@SylviaRustyFae]

Acetone has been shown to be helpful in decreasing seizures in children with epilepsy. So like, its not even always a negative thing to habe high lvls of acetone in the human body Heck, theres even strong evidence our bodies can even metabolize acetone. its entirely dependent on dosage and the means by which the acetone came to be in the food. Yeah, if you splash acetone on some food and eat it; youre gonna have a bad time. But that doesnt negate that some of that food naturally produces acetone.

[@SylviaRustyFae]

"If its eaten in moderation, then its safe" This can literally be said about all food additives. And all food. Heck, even poisons consumed in moderation can be safe too as long as you keep the dose low enuf (tho it doesnt truly build up a tolerance as hollywood/fiction wud have us believe).

[@joshkaye5303]

Iocane powder lol

[@pierreuntel1970]

You can literally overdosing on water

[@SylviaRustyFae]

@@pierreuntel1970 Yep, by not consumin it in moderation.

[@SylviaRustyFae]

@@joshkaye5303 Even for that there wud be a dose low enuf to avoid the poisonous effects; but that whole buildin up a tolerance thing is fiction.

[@Written_in_the_Starss]

Sugar is more dangerous than msg.

[@TejasNarvekar1]

Most of our today’s food staples and unsafe to eat list has been developed by PR campaigns of the last century.

[@richardjones2811]

Aspartame was considered safe too.

[@binagarten4667]

Just watching the new series and is show but curry Samoasas, Pakora are shown. Minus any Indian but then they do claim they invented curry, and in a magazine Countryside Le Vie, a English women said she invented Samosas. She must be over 8000 years old at least.

[@shukshinite]

Idc, I put msg on everything

[@stevek3036]

Your early comment about going to a factory where they 'make MSG' just added to the fear. MSG is a naturally occurring variant of salt. Its basically a savoury version of sodium salt - 1/10 for accuracy, 3/10 for watchability - try harder next time

[@Enclave.]

Nothing wrong with the King of Flavour in moderation. If you're afraid of a little bit of MSG then maybe you're just too weak.

[@helloaldrian]

Haiyahh too weaK...too weaK...

[@theabristlebroom4378]

I beg to differ.. I am allergic to MSG. It causes me to temporarily lose my vision (ocular migraine). It has happened while I was driving. I usually have about 5 - 10 minutes before I go blind. ☹😱 But, I do like how it tastes. 🤔🤪 It took me a long time to figure out what was causing the blindness.

[@littlebluedolphin]

That's precisely what you mentioned, ALLERGIES. Goes the same for EVERY OTHER (FOOD) ALLERGEN out there (such as milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, and soybeans) for anyone who's allergic to them, to AVOID consuming anything containing the allergens, not cos the source of allergen is bad, but it's because your body cannot tolerate the source of food allergens! So in conclusion, no, MSG is not bad for those who 1) are not allergic to it 2) use it in moderation and appropriately just as any other food seasoning e.g. salt, sugar.

[@JAW90210]

It'll put lead in your pencil.

[@lhdhdeebdhdh]

Madison square gardens

[@Blenduu]

Addiction is never good.

[@patterdalezipsuzilil]

Chinese only put this crap in food for English pallet its a thickener and flavour enhancer

[@BarrySuridge]

Food naturally tastes great. There's absolutely no reason to spoil it with MSG let alone salt or pepper. Humans should just leave well enough alone.

[@riptaway]

Lol dumbest comment ever

[@Written_in_the_Starss]

Natural umami seasoning do exist from meat extract.

[@blackknightjack3850]

Some foods can and do definitely use some help.

[@texaco2735]

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