Glutamate is one of the amino acids needed by human body, which is absorbed into the intestine by monosodium glutamate and decomposed, and participates in the formation and repair of body tissues and various important physiological functions. Among them, it participates in the process of glucose metabolism and liver detoxification in the liver, reducing the concentration of toxic ammonia in the blood; Participating in the metabolism of protein and sugar in brain can improve the function of brain and nerve center to some extent. It can be seen that monosodium glutamate is beneficial to human health.
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Chicken essence, on the other hand, is a mixture of various flavoring substances, with the umami flavor of flavoring substances such as monosodium glutamate. Chicken essence is produced with the appearance of new products such as flavor nucleotide, hydrolyzed animal and vegetable protein, yeast extract and so on. It has many advantages: it is not uncomfortable to put too much; There is no feeling of dry mouth after eating monosodium glutamate; Good taste coordination, delicious and mellow taste.
Chicken essence is fresher than monosodium glutamate?
In fact, both monosodium glutamate and chicken essence are fresh, but the difference is that chicken essence contains monosodium glutamate, nucleotides, organic acid salts, sugar and spices, and some products also contain "hydrolyzed protein" or "yeast extract", which can bring the umami taste of various amino acids, plus chicken essence and so on. It can make the taste more natural and rich.
Does chicken essence contain chicken?
Although the packaging of most chicken essence says "first-class fat chicken" and "really first-class chicken", it is not mainly chicken. The main ingredients of chicken essence are usually salt, maltodextrin and monosodium glutamate, and the amount of monosodium glutamate usually exceeds the ingredients that really come from natural foods, such as chicken powder or chicken bone powder, egg extract and other meat extracts.
Chicken essence also contains a lot of dextrin and starch, and anti-caking agent is added, which is mainly used for bonding granulation, making particles loose, not easy to absorb moisture and caking, and convenient to use.
It should be noted that because chicken essence itself contains a certain amount of salt, if chicken essence is used in cooking and soup making, the amount of salt must be reduced accordingly. You might as well put half the salt first, then the chicken essence to see if it is salty. If it is not enough, consider adding a little salt. If it has been added to the right salty taste, adding a spoonful of chicken essence may be unhealthy for people who need to control salt.
Therefore, experts suggest that both monosodium glutamate and chicken essence should be strictly controlled, and the added amount of each dish should not exceed 0.5 grams, and the daily intake of each person should not exceed 6 grams. Besides, don't put it too early. Generally, chicken essence is put within ten seconds after turning off the fire, so that the temperature in the pot is reduced and the risk is reduced.