Before
this , we heard there are so many of people avoided to eat Monosodium Glutamate
(MSG) because worry of their health . But there are so many of seller of meals
outside there were using this flavor only thought to get their dishes getting
delicious .
Aware or
not , in this life , we are always exposed to the flavor in our life . Let `s
see is it true this flavor can cause us a bad outcome ?
Let`s
read what the Root Of Science says about this flavor (translated from Malay to
English).
Monosodium
Glutamate (MSG) is a one of flavors that was used in a cooking among most of
people. In many of countries, MSG has been regarded that one of flavor that can
cause various of complication to the humans as it was made with the chemistry
things in a labotary.
Not only that’s,
there were while this flavor was the first time produced in 1909, many of
people were infected with Chinese Restraurant Syndrome, that is the symptom of
headache, difficult to breath, chest sick`s, and a few of symptons and this symptoms
were related to the taking of MSG.
But, is
it true this symptons were caused by taking of MSG? Here, we will be storying a
little bit about MSG.
The
History about Monosodium Glutamate (MSG).
It was
started in 1908, where the chemistry member, Ikeda Kikunae has tried to extract
the teste of delicious from seaweeds that were always used in the soup of Japan
dishes.
The
product of MSG that come from Ikeda labotary, was patterned and were used
around the world.
Ikeda has
given name of his product for taste that was made by MSG was
UMAMI
(Japan word) that was meant as DELICIOUS in English Language. The tastes of UMAMI are tastes of fats in the
dishes.
After
that, Ikeda was doing marketing under the company of Suzuki Chemistry`s for his
product and has given name as AJINOMOTO which is meant as essence of taste.
What is
Monosodium Glutamate ?
Monosodium
Glutamate is also to be known as Sodium Glutamate. It is combination of Sodium
element and Glutamic Acids. In order to discuss about this, we need to have a
good knowledge of Chemistry basics.
Firstly,
we talk about Sodium. Sodium is one of
elements that existed on the earth surface and it is one of the basic materials
in the salt at our kitchen. The chemistry name of kitchen salt is Sodium
Chloride. If we separated the Sodium element and Chloride element, it will be
an element that is very reactance and can be exploded if we put it in the
water. But is, when the Sodium element combined with Chlorine to be Sodium
Chloride, it was very stable and could be used in the dishes.
But,
Sodium is not an element that to be frightened while the taking of MSG.
Something that to be frightened is, the element of Glutamate in the MSG. That
was said that, Glutamate can caused Cancer, Excitoxin, Chinese Restraurant
Syndrome and many more of bad effects.
What is The
Glutamate Ion ?
When MSG
existed in the condition of solid, we will call it as Monosodium Glutamate. When
it is soluble in the water, it will separate the Sodium element and Glutamate
element to be Sodium ion and Glutamate ion that moving freely in the water.
The
Glutamate ion will react with the glutamaic
site receptor at our bud of tongue taste. It will make the taste that to
be known as Umami. It will strengthen the fat taste and meat taste that making
the dishes more delicious.
Another
that, Glutamate is also a ‘non-essential Amino Acids`, that is the Amino Acids that
is not needed by our body. It is because our body can produce it by itself.
In the
human body`s, Glutamate is so many to be used in order to make protein. Not
just like that, it is the main component that to be used in order to send
information in our nerve system of human.
Want to
say that Glutamate is not important and can cause 100% of bad effects is also
can not. It is because, the glutamate also is produced in our body by itself
and it is used by our nerve system.
The
Another Glutamate Roots
We have
another roots of Glutamate like meat, dairy root, fish, tomato, and many more.
If you worried in using of MSG, you also can use it in order to give a taste of
Umami for your dishes.
Another
that, just want to bring a thought that is, Glutamate which is naturally is
having the same of shape with the Glutamate that is produced in the labotary.
If you are not worried to eat the meals like this, you also need to be less of
worried to eat the meals that contains MSG because its chemistry structure still
same and it thickness that is used is
small.
Related
to Medical
1)
The Cancer Cause
-
There has no studies that show of MSG can cause
Cancer. There are some people said, that
there are having the study from Dr. Shozo Takayama in 25 October 1983, that
show that it will cause Cancer to a rat. But unfortunately, we have not been
finded the journal about the study.
-
And, there are so many news tend to be a rumors.
2)
Chinese Restaurant Syndrome
-
After the launching of this product, there were so
many of people reported that they have been getting headache, sick of neck,
sick of chest, difficult to breathe, and many more. All this are related to the
MSG.
-
But the latest of research that is using the right
method and right procedure, show that MSG is not yet proved that can cause all
of this.
Conclusion
If you
want to use MSG, that is not wrong. If you don`t want to use MSG, is also not
wrong. But, the complication towards taking of MSG is not proven yet and blame
of MSG without using the right of science knowledge is wrong.
This is
because, this will created the citizen community that accepted roundly the
thing that is wrong in the social media.
It is
depend on you whether to use or not. At my home, I`m not using MSG. But if I ate
at the restaurant outside there, I know that they will surely use MSG and I am still
willing to eat the dishes that they cooked.
References
:
The
safety evaluation of monosodium glutamate. Walker R1, Lupien JR. J Nutr. 2000
Apr;130(4S Suppl):1049S-52S.
Reconsidering
the effects of monosodium glutamate: a literature review. Freeman M1.J Am Acad
Nurse Pract. 2006 Oct;18(10):482-6.
- Root Of Science
In my
thought as a owner of this blog, it is better taking don`t action for something
that has a bad rumors as an taking care action. But if you still want to use
it, it is depend on you, that`s all
, J
