In the process of daily cooking, people will inevitably add some spices. Chicken essence and monosodium glutamate are two common condiments. Is this seasoning harmful to your health? In fact, chicken essence is chicken-flavored monosodium glutamate, and the two are essentially the same. The main component of chicken essence and monosodium glutamate is sodium glutamate, and some salt, nucleotide and sugar are added to chicken essence. So it tastes better. It is not excluded that some high-quality chicken essence will add some chicken powder.
Because the main component of monosodium glutamate and chicken essence is sodium glutamate, which is found in many foods, it is not a harmful substance. When the temperature is hot and sour, it will produce sodium pyroglutamate, which is not carcinogenic. There are many rumors that this substance causes cancer, so it can't be heated. In fact, after heating, there is no umami flavor and no harm to human body. So everyone can rest assured of its safety.
As for the hazards of chicken essence and monosodium glutamate, they are basically found in other seasonings, that is, they contain a lot of sodium. Each gram of chicken essence contains 200 mg of sodium. If you use too much, it will cause some harm to your body, such as high blood pressure and stomach trouble. Because the daily intake of sodium can not exceed the standard, if it exceeds the standard, it will easily lead to disease. In a word, many foods in our daily life can't be eaten excessively, and the extremes meet. Once we eat too much, it is easy to have side effects, which is very common.