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A TIN OF LEAD
5th July 2006, 05:07 PM
How long has MSG been used? More than 1,200 years ago, Oriental cooks discovered that some foods tasted better when prepared with a soup stock made from the seaweed Laminaria Japonica. It was not until 1908 that Professor Kikunae Ikeda of The University of Tokyo isolated glutamate from the seaweed and unlocked the secret of its flavor-enhancing properties

MSG IS GOOD FOR YOU:1 (88):

By way of comparison, MSG contains about 12 percent sodium while table salt contains 39 percent. And, MSG is used at levels lower than salt. Considering all sources of dietary sodium (natural sodium content of foods, table salt, sodium-containing ingredients in processed foods, drinking water and pharmaceuticals), typical use of MSG contributes about 1 to 2 percent of the total sodium contained in the average daily American diet.


Time to break out those Dry roated peanuts and crisps that were flavourred with MSG

more info here:1 (77): :1 (77):
http://www.msgfacts.com/facts/msgfacts.html

Say No to Oliver
go stock up on the MSG Burgers

A TIN OF OATS
5th July 2006, 06:37 PM
It's probably better that the sort of internet research you usually do but I gotta say it's pretty marginal. :1 (77):