I also pelik. They say msg rosak otak. But i see chinese ok je. Pandai.

why people think MSG is bad?

The secret is actually pork

Salt is sodium chloride.
MSG is monosodium glutamate, so yes, both contain sodium, and people are advised to reduce the sodium in their diets.
While both have sodium, they don't have it in equal amounts

it is sugar ler

umami

well, sodium chloride and sodium bicarbonate also both have sodium

Doctor beli.

MSG is controversial beause in a 60’s a guy went to a Chinese restaurant in USA, and decided that if he wasn’t digesting his meal properly it was because of MSG.

No studies nothing, just a letter saying that MSG was the culprit! Talk about science based evidence…

Thats the problem.

Despite having "sodium" in its name, monosodium glutamate contains only 12.28 grams of sodium per 100 grams. That's about one-third of the sodium found in table salt (39.34 grams/100 grams).

If you replace 1/2 teaspoon of table salt with the same amount of MSG, you'll reduce the sodium content in your food by about 37%, without losing much flavor.

As a home cook, that means using MSG could help enhance the perception of saltiness while reducing the actual sodium content in your food.

Which is the reason for substituting salt with MSG for those who need to reduce salt in their diet.

MSG=bad. meanwhile, sugar, garam. cheese meleleh=Sihat.

MSG, salt and sugar are basically concentrated essence/ umami of a food/ liquid.

it's plain stupid to judge MSG. too much MSG will cause thirsty, then how about too much salt and sugar? will still make your food salty and sweet, after that will you drink water? undeniable MSG will make food taste better in a way, but those are no skill chef's work. this only prove that people who doesn't know how to cook but wanna act vert knowledgeable.

all ingredients should be use in moderate way to create a better flavor.

Weiiii this one doktor betul2 laa.

If u use Ajinomoto then is ok.

If u use cheapskate that sell in Pasar. Rm10 for dunno how big pack. Then it is problem

This post has been edited by kcchong2000: Sep 9 2025, 09:36 AM

1kg - Salt RM2.50 vs MSG RM15.

Better profits & cheaper to use salt, no?

Salt + msg
Hnnghhh

THIS, MSG generally contains 30% salt. so in comparison to foods that let say you put full salt vs MSG only, the MSG ones win in terms of flavor and less salt consumption too

but dont fear salt, salt is important for your body to function. the only difference is moderation is key, the dose maketh the poison.

the stupidest thing is they kept correlating this "chinese restaurant syndrome" to MSG but ignoring other variables that caused them to feel "thirsty" after eating

which usually IMO these fuks dont drink enough water or they drink those sweet ass drinks or they eating other salty ass foods

not to mention the issue thanks to all these "garbled scientific studies" in first place, they kept thinking salt = bad, but without salt your body gonna be FUCKED. these people will complain about foods high in salt but munch on shit like potato chips

Masak soup. No need tulang. Cheaper.