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Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is an additive commonly used in many processed foods, including canned soups, sauces, and condiments. It gives a lot of foods their umami flavor, the savory character found naturally in many foods. MSG is also one of the more controversial additives used in food. But is that controversy warranted? References 1. Is MSG actually bad for you? (2022). Cleveland Clinic: Health Essentials. Retrieved from https://health.clevelandclinic.org/is... 2. Zeratsky, K. (2022). What i

Holy 55 ingredients!! Here’s what you need to know 👇🏻👇🏻 - MSG - Monosodium Glutamate has been shown to be an excitotoxin in higher doses in animals. Its effects in humans is controversial and some studies show MSG causes additional hunger cravings. - Sodium aluminum phosphate - aluminum in the body is never a good thing and a diet high in phosphates has been shown to increase the risk of cancer. - 95% of all soy is farmed with glyphosate and is used as a desiccant pre-harvest, leaving high r

Are seasoning cubes (maggi) bad for you? Watch to find out the truth about MSG. As health professionals, our focus should be on getting the population to embrace our beautiful herbs, spices, condiments so we can lower the excess sodium emergency we have found ourselves in Nigeria. We consume 10g-20g of glutamate from our diet daily, glutamate from seasoning cubes/ condiments account for less than 10%. Demonising MSG has absolutely no basis in science. Let people get their umami however they want