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zebatov posted...

Chinese food has tons of it. Its just salt, basically.

Monosodium glutamate (MSG), also known as sodium glutamate, is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, one of the most abundant naturally occurring non-essential amino acids. Glutamic acid is found naturally in tomatoes, grapes, cheese, mushrooms and other foods. MSG is used in the food industry as a flavor enhancer with an umami taste that intensifies the meaty, savory flavor of food, as naturally occurring glutamate does in foods such as stews and meat soups.

Uhh, the fact that Glutamate is naturally occurring doesn't mean MSG is naturally occurring. That's not how chemicals work, to say nothing of the naturalistic fallacy you seem to be invoking there.

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