cshenk wrote on Sun, 7 Feb 2010 16:40:40 -0500:

> "James Silverton" wrote
>> pavane wrote

>>> You should be able to find some at any Oriental food store.
>>> Its common Japanese name is Aji-no-moto, from its largest
>>> packer, but it can also be called Accent, particularly in
>>> the US, and a few less polite terms. It's not really a high
>>> worth seeking out as the headache and nausea are extremely
>>> common symptoms.
>>
>> I use MSG quite liberally, especially since I must eat
>> fat-free cheese, and I have never noticed any ill effects.
>>
>> According to Health Canada,
>> http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/securit..._qa-qr-eng.php
>>
>> Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of the
>> naturally occurring amino acid, glutamic acid which makes up 10 to 25
>> % of all food protein,

> (snip)

> Grin, yup. I do know some folks are sensitive to higher
> concentrations of it, but it's the vast minority although the odds go
> up a bit for some ethnic groups. If Pavine wishes to believe that all
> 4 of them at one restraunt were MSG
> intolerant, no amount of facts will talk him out of it.

> Lets face it, we have a guy here grinding up sea salt for
> fried rice because it's 'healthier' and he believes it yet
> he's eating fried rice....

Did you notice in the Health Canada reference that glutamate is released
from proteins by cooking. I wonder if any of the slow cooking
enthusiasts are "MSG-intolerant"? You know but do they that MSG does not
exist in solution but only glutamate ions?

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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not