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What does MSG add to a seasoning blend?
Posted on 4/23/11 at 7:29 pm
Posted on 4/23/11 at 7:29 pm
I was looking at the ingredient list for different seafood boiling mixes and notice that Zatarain's and Louisiana have MSG but Slap Ya Momma doesn't. What would be the reason for adding it or benefits to leaving it out? It's basically salt right?
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Posted on 4/23/11 at 7:31 pm to yellowfin
yeah basically a salt substitute.
Posted on 4/23/11 at 7:32 pm to yellowfin
Its a non-sticking chemical ingredient / agent. Stops things from sticking together, or so I heard.
ie: seasoning blend from becoming clumpy
ie: seasoning blend from becoming clumpy
This post was edited on 4/23/11 at 7:34 pm
Posted on 4/23/11 at 8:17 pm to Count Chocula
I don't know about the anti-sticking/anti-caking properties of MSG. I do know it is a flavor enhancer adding a flavor called "umami". A lot of people consider it the fifth taste.
It is the savory flavor found in Accent, a good steak, soy sauce and mushrooms, for examples. It contains sodium, but the taste is not salty. I don't think it would add much to a boil, but it's great in soups, stews, jambalaya, gumbo, and other meaty dishes.
It is the savory flavor found in Accent, a good steak, soy sauce and mushrooms, for examples. It contains sodium, but the taste is not salty. I don't think it would add much to a boil, but it's great in soups, stews, jambalaya, gumbo, and other meaty dishes.
This post was edited on 4/23/11 at 8:19 pm
Posted on 4/23/11 at 11:39 pm to yellowfin
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What would be the reason for adding it or benefits to leaving it out?
It can cause/trigger seizures.
Posted on 4/24/11 at 12:04 am to yellowfin
I've often wondered about that. Still not too clear on it.
Posted on 4/24/11 at 12:05 am to CT
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It can cause/trigger seizures.
About as credible as children's vaccinations causing autism.
Posted on 4/24/11 at 12:06 am to Stadium Rat
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I do know it is a flavor enhancer adding a flavor called "umami". A lot of people consider it the fifth taste.
It is the savory flavor found in Accent, a good steak, soy sauce and mushrooms, for examples. It contains sodium, but the taste is not salty.
This is correct. It is not a salt substitute, but monosodium glutamate is the sodium salt of glutamic acid. That means for each glutamate ion you have an accompanying sodium ion.
Glutamate or glutamic acid is an amino acid (building block of protein) and is responsible for one of the five tastes that receptors on your tongue perceive. The other four tastes are sweet (glucose), salty (sodium), sour (acid), and bitter (many compounds, sometimes toxic).
So basically MSG adds an enhanced "savory" taste to foods, which is abundant in the foods listed above for example.
Posted on 4/24/11 at 1:17 am to yellowfin
Benefit to leaving it out: You aren't constantly thirsty for the rest of the day.
Posted on 4/24/11 at 10:05 am to yellowfin
Canes soaks their chicken in MSG.
That's what makes it so delicious.
That's what makes it so delicious.
Posted on 4/24/11 at 10:28 am to yellowfin
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benefits to leaving it out
less sodium. that simple i believe.
Posted on 4/24/11 at 10:35 am to VOR
Today's version of KFC Original Recipe is seasoned with salt, pepper and MSG. Nothing else. I know, because I duplicated it at home in my pressure fryer. The 11 herbs and spices is a myth today.
This post was edited on 4/24/11 at 10:38 am
Posted on 4/24/11 at 3:02 pm to Afreaux
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Posted by Afreaux
Canes soaks their chicken in MSG.
That's what makes it so delicious.
A lot of restaurants do.
Posted on 4/24/11 at 3:25 pm to ThePlumber
I assume you would reduce the salt if you add MSG
Posted on 4/24/11 at 4:06 pm to yellowfin
I started breaking out in hives at th age of 20 every time I ate crawfish. Could not figure out why until it happened after eating at shings. Realized it was MSG. I started using Rex and cajunland. I finally went old school and started using the family formula that we used when I was a kid. I only use it now and eveyone thinks it's better than the premixed seasonings.
Posted on 4/24/11 at 4:51 pm to michael corleone
MSG is not as bad for you as salt is. Stadium is correct in that KFC uses MSG on most of their food. I've been using Accent for years and never experienced any side effects. Some people do have a reaction from it though.
Posted on 4/24/11 at 4:57 pm to michael corleone
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I started breaking out in hives at th age of 20 every time I ate crawfish. Could not figure out why until it happened after eating at shings. Realized it was MSG. I started using Rex and cajunland. I finally went old school and started using the family formula that we used when I was a kid. I only use it now and eveyone thinks it's better than the premixed seasonings.
From what I understand, some seasoning companies and other food manufacturers simply replaced MSG in their ingredients with yeast extract, which is supposedly the same thing.
Some people will argue that there's no such thing as MSG side effects. I have no idea, personally.
Posted on 4/24/11 at 5:10 pm to Afreaux
A friend of mine ate at KFC some years ago and got awfully ill. She went to the doctor and the doctor said that she was having a reaction to the MSG. The same thing happened to her when she ate at Canes two years ago. I guess some people can't tolerate MSG. Most Chinese restaurants no longer use it. I always wondered why they quit using it. I guess that MSG makes some people ill.
Posted on 4/24/11 at 7:16 pm to avondale88
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MSG is not as bad for you as salt is
Yep
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From what I understand, some seasoning companies and other food manufacturers simply replaced MSG in their ingredients with yeast extract, which is supposedly the same thing.
yep
You will find most all commercial sausage and Andouille contain MSG
Posted on 4/25/11 at 6:30 am to michael corleone
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I finally went old school and started using the family formula that we used when I was a kid.
Family secret or would you like to share?
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