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[1insider]

Originally Posted by Wittgenstein's Ghost

MSG "sensitivities," like some other "sensitivities" (gluten), are mostly in people's heads. There seems to be some debate about whether there actually is anyone with bonafide MSG allergy. If there is, the number is ridiculously low. Virtually every expert I can find believes this is either an example of the placebo effect or an allergy to a different ingredient. The same is true for gluten.

Thank you. I wonder if the first farmer got resistance from the foragers over his artificially grown food.

[MoonBeam33]

Originally Posted by lieqiang

So you make homemade vinegar and yogurt because you're afraid the stuff you buy in the store that is produced in the same manner as MSG isn't natural enough?

To each their own, but sheesh.

Once again, people are missing the point. I don't think my words were unclear, but I'll try again.

If you think that creating/extracting, processing, and packaging something in a lab is the SAME as something that occurs naturally in food, it's all yours.

MSG is not a food.

[lieqiang]

Can you explain exactly how MSG in a jar is different when ingested by the body than MSG in a tomato?

[vision33r]

My wife and I were sampling this soup broth used in Japanese Shabu-shabu, sukiyaki, ramen, miso soups, etc at an Asian supermarket. She says it tastes very good, so I looked at what they used to make the soup.

I knew it! I saw a bottle of Hondashi next to the table, this stuff is loaded with MSG and often used to enhance Ramen and Udon soup. I know MSG is quite common and a lot of folks say they get headaches from it but I don't think they know where MSG is often used and never heard anyone complain they got a headache from eating ramen. And it's hard to pick out MSG from a broth with pork fats because MSG is extracted from meats.

Here's a link below to Hondashi on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Japanese-Dash.../dp/B000FL1OOA This stuff tastes great and it is loaded with MSG.