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MSG is safe. https://health.usnews.com/health-news/blogs/eat-run/articles/2018-10-10/scientists-have-known-msg-is-safe-for-decades-why-dont-most-americans http

by aantix 6y ago

MSG is safe. https://health.usnews.com/health-news/blogs/eat-run/articles/2018-10-10/scientists-have-known-msg-is-safe-for-decades-why-dont-most-americans https://health.usnews.com/health-news/blogs/eat-run/articles...

drjasonharrison 6y ago
But does MSG taste good?
- neom 6y ago
  MSG is neither terribly dangerous nor perfectly fine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-POAKKH5IM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-POAKKH5IM An interesting commentary on both of the above questions.
  - numpad0 6y ago
    The issue in the context is MSG tastes like what “mono-sodium glutamate” would taste like.
    - neom 6y ago
      The video about both about what MSG tastes like, and it's safety... hence I posted the link.
- bobthepanda 6y ago
  MSG is naturally occurring in things like seaweed, tomatoes, mushrooms, and Parmesan cheese. It tastes fine given the popularity of those food items.
- gh02t 6y ago
  I quite like the taste, it has a mild but distinctive flavor but it's much better in the background and it can be overpowering if it's the main flavor, which was my complaint with KFC. Kinda similar to salt, a bit of salt makes everything else taste better but too much overwhelms.
rutthenut 6y ago
Who said anything about safe or unsafe? It's a 'flavour enhancer' that can taint food with its own taste.
- NikolaeVarius 6y ago
  Salt is a flavor enhancer that can taint food with its taste. Do you hat salt?
  - ssteeper 6y ago
    If the food tastes like just salt without much else, then obviously that's not great. How is this a difficult point to understand? It's the quantity that's the problem, not simply the presence of it.
    - NikolaeVarius 6y ago
      The point being your statement is a completely useless statement. Any ingredient can taint a dish with its own taste.
  - rutthenut 6y ago
    Too much salt is unpleasant and can also be unhealthy, fwiw. Oh, and my wife does hate salt, so I get used to less of it.
dqv 6y ago
That's cool. It's also safe to eat tomato aspic, but I still find that eating too much of it is undesirable.
gh02t 6y ago
Yeah I like MSG and use it at home. But I don't want it to be the only thing I taste. I really couldn't taste any other seasonings except maybe a bit of pepper.

by aantix 6y ago

drjasonharrison 6y ago

But does MSG taste good?

neom 6y ago
MSG is neither terribly dangerous nor perfectly fine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-POAKKH5IM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-POAKKH5IM An interesting commentary on both of the above questions.
- numpad0 6y ago
  The issue in the context is MSG tastes like what “mono-sodium glutamate” would taste like.
  - neom 6y ago
    The video about both about what MSG tastes like, and it's safety... hence I posted the link.
bobthepanda 6y ago
MSG is naturally occurring in things like seaweed, tomatoes, mushrooms, and Parmesan cheese. It tastes fine given the popularity of those food items.
gh02t 6y ago
I quite like the taste, it has a mild but distinctive flavor but it's much better in the background and it can be overpowering if it's the main flavor, which was my complaint with KFC. Kinda similar to salt, a bit of salt makes everything else taste better but too much overwhelms.

rutthenut 6y ago

Who said anything about safe or unsafe? It's a 'flavour enhancer' that can taint food with its own taste.

NikolaeVarius 6y ago
Salt is a flavor enhancer that can taint food with its taste. Do you hat salt?
- ssteeper 6y ago
  If the food tastes like just salt without much else, then obviously that's not great. How is this a difficult point to understand? It's the quantity that's the problem, not simply the presence of it.
  - NikolaeVarius 6y ago
    The point being your statement is a completely useless statement. Any ingredient can taint a dish with its own taste.
- rutthenut 6y ago
  Too much salt is unpleasant and can also be unhealthy, fwiw. Oh, and my wife does hate salt, so I get used to less of it.

dqv 6y ago

That's cool. It's also safe to eat tomato aspic, but I still find that eating too much of it is undesirable.

gh02t 6y ago

Yeah I like MSG and use it at home. But I don't want it to be the only thing I taste. I really couldn't taste any other seasonings except maybe a bit of pepper.