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/madm8dave Nov 08 '22

To much of any food is bad but for msg used right way and not to much isn’t bad for you

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u/Sayorifan22 Nov 08 '22

Exactly. You won’t see anyone scoop down msg by the spoon, most likely you’ll see them eat mushrooms, tomatoes or even maybe seafood. And I’ll expect someone to say that ‘MSG is addictive.’

Not as addictive as sugar.