First of all, I understand that chicken essence and monosodium glutamate are very pure flavoring agents. The main ingredient is monosodium glutamate, which is currently extracted from carbohydrates (starch, molasses, etc.). ) by microbial fermentation. It has no salty taste, but it can produce umami taste when put into a proper salty solution. Chicken essence is a mixture of various flavoring substances, which has the umami flavor of flavoring substances such as monosodium glutamate. It is produced after the appearance of new products such as flavor nucleotide, hydrolyzed animal and plant protein, yeast extract and so on. It can be said that it is a replacement product of monosodium glutamate. The advantage of chicken essence is mainly reflected in the flavor.
2. Which is healthier, chicken essence or monosodium glutamate? Chicken essence and monosodium glutamate both play the role of freshness enhancement in cooking, but chicken essence is added with chicken and chicken bones on the basis of monosodium glutamate to further enhance the flavor. At present, chicken essence and monosodium glutamate sold in the market meet food safety standards, but excessive use or improper use methods are still harmful to health. Especially in restaurants and other dining places, every dish actually contains a lot of monosodium glutamate seasoning. When eating, it is best to tell the service staff to put less monosodium glutamate seasoning and cook it at home, whether it is monosodium glutamate or chicken essence, before the dishes are ready. Because the ingredients themselves are delicious, especially when cooking mushrooms and meat ingredients, there is basically no need to put any seasoning. Monosodium glutamate and chicken essence, one is a condiment containing only a single amino acid sodium glutamate, and the other is a condiment extracted from chicken and mixed with multiple amino acids, both of which are generally safe to eat. But the principle to be mastered is that no one should overeat, and everyone can't ignore health while enjoying delicious food.
Third, monosodium glutamate chicken essence three bogey 1, avoid high temperature heating, chicken essence and monosodium glutamate will produce carcinogens at high temperature.
2, avoid adding too much, adding too much will lead to excessive sodium intake, which will lead to oral discomfort and thirst. And eating it for a long time will lead to constipation and gastrointestinal diseases. You'd better not eat it. Other natural seasonings can be used instead, such as ginger, onion, garlic, fennel and cinnamon.
3, avoid special people, pregnant women eat chicken essence containing hormones, which will lead to milk return, obesity, and may also cause fetal defects.
For people who need to control salt, people with hypertension and children at home, people with gastrointestinal diseases should pay more attention, and it is best to put an end to chicken essence monosodium glutamate in their lives. The use of monosodium glutamate chicken essence will guide children's taste, so that children can't perceive the taste of natural ingredients, and gradually fall in love with this artificial flavor. After a long time, children tend to rely more and more on monosodium glutamate chicken essence, which is not conducive to the cultivation of children's healthy taste. Eating by minors all the year round can also lead to precocious puberty. Monosodium glutamate chicken essence contains more salt, which will lead to thyroid diseases. Chicken essence also contains nucleotides, and the metabolite of nucleotides is uric acid, so gout patients should eat less.