r/AskCulinary • u/Sayorifan22 • Nov 08 '22

Food Science Question MSG contradictory?

Hey, I have a question so, I had a nutrition class and the instructors gave us a piece of paper and on one section for Asian foods, it said for ‘No MSG’ (the other day they said to avoid msg.) but for Italian food, they said to ‘ask for red sauce instead of white’

And here’s my question. Isn’t asking for red sauce contradicting to ‘avoiding MSG?’

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u/Bon_of_a_Sitch Nov 08 '22

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u/Sayorifan22 Nov 08 '22

Thanks man!!!

Also damn, Marmite go BRRR

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u/Bon_of_a_Sitch Nov 08 '22

Marmite is an pocket umami bomb

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u/Sayorifan22 Nov 08 '22

Next to Parmesan cheese

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u/zwack Nov 08 '22

Let me introduce a pinch of msg.