MSG - monosodium glutamate.

[slycat]

Name some of your favorite off shelf items with MSG.

yeah i know....tastes so good it hurts.

one of my favs...Funyuns - Onion Flavored Rings. :thumbsup:

 

[z0mb13]

imported ramen noodles..

mmmm...

 

[Imdmn04]

Pho

 

[Peetoeng]

Most chinese foods have MSG. They don't use MSG when they cook them, but MSG is in the sauce mix.

 

[Mo0o]

I dont really use MSG in anything other than when cooking...

 

[slycat]

omg...i think the overload of msg in the funyuns is stuck in my liver...

 

[imported_theEman]

Mmmm...chips...

 

[vexingv]

i use msg in my cooking... pho, stir fries...but i cant really tell if it adds much flavor. (i lick a pinch of it...it just adds richness/sweetness).

btw why are so many ppl against msg (something health related)?

 

[JoeKing]

soy sauce?

does soy sauce have msg?

 

[beer]

Originally posted by: vexingv
i use msg in my cooking... pho, stir fries...but i cant really tell if it adds much flavor. (i lick a pinch of it...it just adds richness/sweetness).

btw why are so many ppl against msg (something health related)?

MSG supposidly had been linked to headaches. FDA says it's pretty safe though, and the FDA in my opinion errs on the side of caution so I'm pretty sure it's safe. Just like aspartame - there are always naysayers but there are like 55,000 more deadly things you could be doing at any point in time than eating a funyon with a diet coke.

 

[MichaelD]

I prefer my MSG slightly chilled, and straight from the bottle; no glass necessary.

Nothing useful to add. I'll be moving along, now.

 

[Brutuskend]

That crap gives me migraines.
I avoid it like the PLAGUE!

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: Brutuskend
That crap gives me migraines.
I avoid it like the PLAGUE!

If you eat Chinese food, it's in there. Trust me. I LOVE Chinese food...MSG-Me, baby!

 

[kami333]

Originally posted by: MichaelD

Originally posted by: Brutuskend
That crap gives me migraines.
I avoid it like the PLAGUE!

If you eat Chinese food, it's in there. Trust me. I LOVE Chinese food...MSG-Me, baby!

Not only Chinese food but almost any kind of processed food or sauce. Different names for MSG include enzyme modified blah blah, soy blah blah, protien blah blah, most types of flavorings (including chicken, beef, or pork), whey protien, etc etc. Very hard to find avoid if you start looking for it.

 

[faenix]

beef lo mein.

 

[mchammer187]

Originally posted by: slycat
Name some of your favorite off shelf items with MSG.

yeah i know....tastes so good it hurts.

one of my favs...Funyuns - Onion Flavored Rings. :thumbsup:

funyuns rock

but i think i like the herrs brand better

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: JoeKing
soy sauce?

does soy sauce have msg?

i would guess so,at least in its more natural form. because it sure tastes like it.

there's no reason to fear msg unless you are known to be sensitive to it (like getting migraines from it)

 

[faenix]

Originally posted by: mchammer187

Originally posted by: slycat
Name some of your favorite off shelf items with MSG.

yeah i know....tastes so good it hurts.

one of my favs...Funyuns - Onion Flavored Rings. :thumbsup:

funyuns rock

but i think i like the herrs brand better

never knew Funyuns had MSG.

*goes to buy some*

 

[0roo0roo]

parmesian

 

[kami333]

Originally posted by: JoeKing
soy sauce?

does soy sauce have msg?

Yes. Natuarally occurring, but depending on the brand they may be adding more.

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: kami333

Originally posted by: JoeKing
soy sauce?

does soy sauce have msg?

Yes. Natuarally occurring, but depending on the brand they may be adding more.

i <3 soy sauce soo delicious

 

[mchammer187]

i have never had any problems with msg but i get some horrible loogies if i eat too many pringles that is about it though

i don't think it is harmful at all since it occurs naturally in so many things so i don't see any danger in watching how much msg i take in from

basically if you get headaches you should avoid it but if you don't than you really don't have anything to worry about how much you take in

 

[kami333]

Originally posted by: dighn

Originally posted by: kami333

Originally posted by: JoeKing
soy sauce?

does soy sauce have msg?

Yes. Natuarally occurring, but depending on the brand they may be adding more.

i <3 soy sauce soo delicious

Can also be found in seaweed used in sushi, and the sushi rice flavoring too. And in some brands of sake.

 

[Brutuskend]

Originally posted by: kami333

Originally posted by: MichaelD

Originally posted by: Brutuskend
That crap gives me migraines.
I avoid it like the PLAGUE!

If you eat Chinese food, it's in there. Trust me. I LOVE Chinese food...MSG-Me, baby!

Not only Chinese food but almost any kind of processed food or sauce. Different names for MSG include enzyme modified blah blah, soy blah blah, protien blah blah, most types of flavorings (including chicken, beef, or pork), whey protien, etc etc. Very hard to find avoid if you start looking for it.

I read the labels on EVERYTHING I eat. If a restaurant uses MSG I don't eat there. If I'm not sure, I ask them to read the labels on what THEY use.

I use to have Major headaches ALL the time, since I stopped eating MSG, I rarely get them anymore.

(Of course the down side is now my eyes are wrecked from reading all that small print...)

I have found that more and more places have stopped using it as of late though.

 

[0roo0roo]

its probably in your head. if you eat american processed foods your getting plenty of msg. they hide it under different names in the ingredients list. stuff like parmesian cheese/tomatoes etc have loads of it. u cannot avoid it. it is natural