Is the seasoning chicken or MSG good?

In Chinese food culture, the word "fresh" has always occupied an important position. As early as the Zhou Dynasty, there was a legend of putting fish and sheep together to make delicious food while creating the word “fresh”. Since the birth of MSG, it has made great contributions to the savory taste of the diet. However, the debate about MSG has always plagued people. The following Xiao Bian gave you a comparison of MSG and chicken essence.

I. About MSG

The raw materials used to produce MSG are food crops such as wheat, corn, and rice. The production of monosodium glutamate is roughly divided into four stages. In the first stage, the starch in the grain is extracted. In the second stage, the starch is saccharified to produce glucose. After that, the main stage is to use the biofermentation process to produce glutamate and finally enter. In the fourth stage, glutamic acid is neutralized and refined to produce sodium glutamate, which is what we call monosodium glutamate. Therefore, the main component of monosodium glutamate is sodium glutamate, which is a product produced by fermentation, extraction and refining of foodstuffs. The body's taste organs contain amino acid-specific receptors. Therefore, when MSG is eaten by humans, it stimulates amino acid receptors located in the tongue's taste buds to make people feel a delicious umami taste, thereby enabling MSG to increase appetite. , And induce the secretion of digestive juices and promote the digestion and absorption of food.

The glutamic acid that MSG enters into the intestine is absorbed and decomposed into glutamic acid. It is one of the amino acids that the human body needs. It participates in the formation and repair of body tissues and participates in various important physiological functions. Among them, in the liver involved in glucose metabolism and liver detoxification process, reduce the concentration of toxic ammonia in the blood; in the brain involved in protein and sugar metabolism, to a certain extent, to improve the function of the brain and nerve centers. Therefore, MSG has certain benefits for human health. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Joint Committee of Food Additives Experts (JECFA) confirmed as early as 1987 that MSG “acceptable intake per person (ADI)” was “unregulated” for international standard use and was cancelled. The restriction on the consumption of sodium glutamate for infants under 12 weeks is the best classification for food additives given by JECFA.

Second, on chicken

The main ingredient of chicken essence is sodium glutamate, which is monosodium glutamate, which is a mixture of salt, chicken bone extract, and other flavorings. In terms of the fullness of the ingredients, chicken essence is richer in flavor because of the addition of chicken chicken bone extract and more accessories. Unlike monosodium glutamate, monosodium glutamate only adds to the freshness of the dishes without changing the original flavor of the dishes, while chicken spirits can make the dishes rich in chicken flavor. Of course, no matter whether MSG chickens are produced in strict accordance with national or industrial standards, they are all safe and you can rest assured that you can buy them.

Actually, whether MSG or chicken essence is used is the same as the health ingredients of the two. The key is whether you like pure flavor or rich chicken flavor.