There are so many controversies surrounding MSG, making it a lingering issue of concern especially in Asian households since we do use MSG in a lot of our meals🍵🍙🍚...let us break it down for you!
❌MSG is unnatural
✅MSG is the salt version of glutamic acid, a naturally occuring amino acid produced in our bodies and in food products (meat, fish, cheese and even some vegetables).
❌MSG is unsafe for consumption
✅It is approved by the FDA and belongs to the list of substances generally recognised as safe (GRAS). Also, our acceptable daily intake (ADI) is set at 30 mg/kg/day.
❌MSG is used for its addictive properties.
✅it actually possesses an ‘umami’ taste, the fifth element of taste aside from tastes like sweet, sour, salty and spicy.
So what are the concerns regarding its effects on health, and why are there so many? Stay tuned to find out more☺️.
谷氨酸鈉，又稱味精，一直都備受爭議，在亞洲家庭裡更是因為被頻繁使用於飯菜中而成為引人關注的課題。那麼，讓我們今天為你揭開味精的真相吧！
❌味精不天然
✅味精是谷氨酸的鈉鹽，谷氨酸則是一種人體自然產生的氨基酸，也可從其他食品如肉類、魚類、乳酪、某些蔬菜中獲取。
❌味精不安全食用
✅美國食品藥品監督管理局（FDA）將其歸於“公認安全”（GRAS）。此外，一日攝取容許量（ADI）為30mg/kg體重。
❌味精用於其成癮性
✅事實上它有的是一種“鮮味”，和甜、酸、咸、辣一樣，為五種基本味覺之一。
那麼，關於味精對健康有害的擔憂有哪些呢？為什麼這些擔憂那麼廣泛呢？下一期為你揭曉!
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