Anyone from uncle roger?

MSG actually stands for Makes Stuff Good.

If ur sad put msg on it - uncle Roger

I can almost always detect MSG right away. There's no specific flavor, it really just enhances whatever it's added to. It always makes you want more.

That beaker in the background is definitely a bong.

I bought a one pound bag of MSG on a trip to Holland. Best decision of my entire life.

I was chewing on some cheetos while watching this so I decided to check the ingredients just because I was curious I didn't see "MSG" so I took some closer look and saw "monosodium glutamate" in the ingredients so it looks like I am eating msg right now

I've started steaming my vegetables with msg . Just a couple pinches and it enhances the flavours so much! long term pro/con: adding a little msg and eating more vegetables wins

I have been using MSG since I read about it in college (I was a culinary arts major). It is kind of like sriracha- it makes everything taste better. No adverse effects so far.

I think the fact that breast milk is loaded with it pretty much says it all.

MSG is a part of our daily household as early as I can remember. My grandparents died in their 90s.

Always good to be skeptical with all information. But if what ur saying is true, then this "No MSG" trend may be the same thing as the "Gluten Free" trend, with it only affecting rare Gluten sensitive people. The Nocebo effect is real, smh

Metal Solid Gear?!?

Did you just say that I'm a controversial topic?

Here in Peru we use MSG in a lot of local recipes. Most notably in cebiche. It's used to cut the acid of our lemon, which is actually a very sour lime. Otherwise, sliced fish just keeps "cooking" in the lime juice. In fact, Peru is place for one of the oldest Ajinomoto factories outside Japan, and they are planning on building a second one.

I would like to thank you for the source links and putting them in the video and description. I hope more youtube channels follow your example.

THANK YOU SO MUCH GUYS!!! I always felt so bad for eating stuff that contains MSG because I thought it would harm me (I really thought it caused cancer) and now I know that's a hoax. Thanks!

MSG weejio exist* Uncle roger and his niecce and nephew : *so you the one who summoned us*

the fact this is added right as im thinking about getting some mall food i havent had in a while lol

This bloke must direct traffic for his second job. Loves to use hand signals

I was skeptical about a claim made, then wondered why there was a number in the bottom left. I'm impressed by this level of source citation. So much better than other quick science channels.

Wow, I didn't know any of this and just thought msg was 'bad'. Interesting video

People- msg is bad Me- what u had for lunch? People- McDonalds Me- yes healthy

That was the most informative video about glutamate I have seen. Congratulations for condensing so much information in so short a time.

Thanks for the video, it is help me a lot for my presentation and u guys are so straight forward, some people said " short and sweet" Good job bro, keep it up

My bong receptors were tingling due to images in your background

Excellent presentation with good historical reference. Well researched and balanced summary on pros and cons of a complex debate on an important health matter.

by the way, thank you for turning the gain of the recording up. much easier to hear now

Food wars (shoukugeki no soma)fans know this stuff

I now am determined to try this in some grilled veggies and rice which is already one of my favorite make at home meals.

Says "C2H10NNaO5" Then shows diagram with 5 carbon atoms and 4 oxygen atoms. lol MSG is C5H8NNaO4... might want to fact check your fact checker

The health food movement spouting nonsense?! Who could have seen that coming?!

No wonder Chinese fried rice is so good. I'm always craving it lol

The real question that everyone here wants to know is "Is it safe to eat 3-6 packs of Maruchan Ramen Noodle Soup every day? That stuff is cheap and delicious, but the MSG in the flavoring and preservatives in the noodles make us doubt whether or not eating this a lot is a good idea.

Thanks for the video.

The problem in Sri Lanka , The restaurant owners put 5-10 Grams in a one meal.

Fantastic unbiased, unsponsored advice Everybody should watch and listen to. Thanks Greg!

MSG= ASIAN CRACC

Thanks for explaining

Where can I find links to studies on it?

I really love MSG. It really makes cooking a breeze. 😍 However, my grandma, I think, has MSG sensitivity, because it makes her sleepy. That's why she avoids it.

I've been reading and watching several *reputable* sources of information on MSG (say, the BBC, Royal Institute, well-known science communication channels…) and I've yet to find a single one condemning or casting any doubts on the substance. Therefore, I'll keep adding an appropriate amount to my healthy dishes and enjoy its taste. Thank you.

Nice video Gregayyyyyyy! :)

I'm glad this video was made. Thanks.

I avoided buying things with hydrolysed protein in it because I didn't know what it was. If they labelled it as MSG I would have actually been OK with it as I'm well aware of MSG. Now I know not to be so wary of hydrolysed protein.

So at the end of the day, he’s saying MSG is not that bad at all. 🤷🏾‍♀️

That sums up my curiousity. Thank you

3:11 This editor is the MVP here

I agree with this simple explanation for MSGs' much hyped side effects. It has become a traditional food additive for more than a 100 years. Like all foods if taken in moderation it's a harmless substance. Not like Alcohol, which is more toxic to the digestive system and our vital organs and losing your mental stereo system.

I have never thought I’ve been eating msg until I heard the words Ajinomoto and then noticed I eat it every freakin day

.. Thank you I learned so much

all have size and dose. salt, sugar too much is also dangerous. when I cook I always add 1/4 tsp of MSG to 500ml soup equivalent to 1kg of food at beginning of cooking for breaking down protein because heat. And it's dangerous to eat raw like potato snacks, Chiki.

when he said chips with ketchup i gagged. then i realized he meant fries.

Once I notice someone's hand movements it's the only thing I can pay attention to.

No I had headache after eating from a All you can eat Chinese buffet, in London. I had no clue why I got the headache, I thought I had covid. It's only later I realised it was the Chinese food, after reading about it. I suppose I may have consumed a large amount of MSG given that it was a all you can eat buffet, and trust me guys, the headache and a bit of sweating as well was solely due to the food, it wasn't psychological or anything. It was this place called MW buffet in China town, London.

I love the way things taste with MSG but it gives me a bad headache, always has, I immediately know if I am eating something with it because 1)it tastes extra good and 2)I start getting a headache within ten minutes even just a few bites, also seems like this is the thing that makes it so that you are feeling hungry again shortly after eating.

so that's why non-msg ramen taste a little duller than my MSG ramen?

damm...I add ajenamoto when I cook meat

alright this almost changed my mind about aji no moto..thanks

his body language reminds me of Gordon Ramsay. The accent, the small hops to deliver information, and this 2:42 the signature "look down and think"

MSG is e621 ;)

"hiyaaa hello neice and nephew"

I am from the middle east, I didn't know of MSG. But I remember 8 years ago my dad telling us "from now on we won't buy ajinomoto". I didn't know that it was MSG. 👀

I found out when I was younger that I’m sensitive to MSG, I didn’t even know but every time there is a considerable amount more than my body would produce a day I would get really high temperatures and a terrible skin rash, I was tested with different things and that was the only thing that did it :/ so you can be sensitive to it because I never know when I’m eating it until a rash randomly appears or I get instantly hot,

This is why uncle Roger loves msg.

Does it make you thirsty after eating food with MSG?

I get sleepy after eating at a certain Thai restaurant. Not all the time, but after ordering a stir fried dish. It happened several times and I finally made a connection. I’m from Japan, a county where even MSG in mayonnaise. In US, MSG is more frowned upon than in Japan. I look at labels before buying and avoid additives including MSG.

As usual, a great video Greg, but please do some research about the correct pronunciation of Japanese. Kikunae= ki (as in kiss). The rest was close. IKEdae-ke as in KEttle. Single vowels in English transliterations are always (roughly) a=ah, i=ee, u=ooh, e=eh and o=oh, although they're a bit shorter in duration in Japanese. Anyway, I love your videos, and they were the main reason I subscribed to this channel. Keep up the good work!

I'm a personal Chef and back in college I actually did a research paper on the Sigma of MSG which turns out to be ALL about RACISM! Back in the late '60s and early '70s, NYC Asian restaurants were starting to get more and more popular and sales started getting hirer and hirer. Some or I should say Most of course didn't like it. So secretly Non-Asian restaurant owners took Asian food to laboratories to find out what was in it. It was discovered that a form of salt MSG Monosodium L Glutamate enhanced the flavor of salt and made the food taste more savory. So we know what happens next?? Those Non-Asian restaurants started screaming MSG is bad for you just to make real Asian restaurants suffer. Unfortunately, the bad word of mouth, and also public bashing made sales drop, and made people scared to consume MSG. So Asian restaurants were forced to remove it from their cooking. That's why when you go to some Asian restaurants on the menu in bold lettering NO MSG. This is a shame because now after many years of research they have determined MSG is not harmful, or life-threatening. The scare campaign was actually a HATE campaign! There are many products out on the market that most consumers eat that have always contained MSG but they didn't mention those because they were trying to put Asian restaurants out of business. Today you can find MSG at/in KFC, Chick-fil-A, Campbell's soups, Doritos, Pringles, and a whole lot more!!! I use it in 90% of my cooking especially baking when salt is one of the ingredients. I get RAVE reviews for my Cinnamon Rolls!! Oh, by the way, I got an "A" on my research paper and my professor was originally from Vietnam! 😛❤🔥💋

It's Kikunae Ikeda (kih-koo-nah-eh ih-keh-da), not Kaikunai Ekeeda

What is that atom symbol with a number that appears at some times on the video?

Accent is found in supermarkets in Canada and America. It is MSG. It tastes sort of sweet and sort of salty at the same time.

You jumped from science to nonscience, by saying MSG is in tomatoes, cheese, etc. or that the body produces it. Rather these are glutamic acid and as you illustrated, that's not the same as the highly refined sodium salt of MSG. The body metabolizes them very differently. Also, sensitivity to MSG is not rare as folks that have common neurological problems (seizures, migraines, etc.) are the most commonly affected. Last but not least, research since this video was published has shown that MSG quadruples blood sugar levels and can lead to insulin resistance and related diseases, like diabetes.

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Thanks so much for the insight, I've been wondering about this for many many days. My wife divorced me because my food had MSG in it BUT LOL to her because now we know that your body produces it naturally.. Thank you!! (Subscribed)

Msg, is widely used in Asia . It has many health benefits , it increases your metabolism and immune system.

Too Much of one thing is always bad.

4:05 So brains taste good?

Excellent, where is it !!

What is the numbering at the bottom left meant?

This is the first I've heard of MSG

I used to avoid using MSG when I cook for other people. But in some cases, you are better off using MSG instead of over salting or over sweetening your food. If I use MSG, I'd use it like salt, a bit is no problem, too much is bad as well.

Not sure about UK, but Vietnamese Pho in North America are loaded with MSG... The main symptom is thirst, a pretty bad thirst starts to develop after half an hour to an hour.

i like the editor notes

Maybe I have the sensitivity... if I eat MSG at all, I get optical migraines. Took a long time to figure out what was causing them, slow process of elimination.

The only issue I've experienced is that if I've eaten at a chinese restaurant which uses quite a bit of MSG, I feel incredibly thirsty thereafter. But it could be just me!

@3:23 kaykeenah?

So I was looking for what msg was... I got more than what I expected :)

HAIYAA

Msg makes my heart race so fast and makes me feel weak

Mono means 1 , sodium means salt , glutamate ≈ sugar . So one sodium molecule, and glutamate is the sweet part

What's the thing in the bottom left corner for? The one that's counting up

Monosodium glutamate, fatty flavour by a japanese chemist. People thought it was dangerous, probably not. Cut the flair, be concise, life is short

Msg makes my stomach feel super heavy lol

Do monosodium glutamate and disodium inosinate, or eitherr of those additives, affect the clarity of medical xray images? Anything which lessens exposure to ionizing radiation while enabling a sharp image would be a good thing.

MSG GIVES ME MIGRAINE HEADACHES.

I found this pretty interesting. My mother has a hole in her brain and she goes into violent seizures if she eats this with msg. So any overly possessed foods, alcohol, aged cheese, cured meats, and even anything that has a soy additive is off the table. Most things that say "artificial flavoring or natural flavoring " are made with soy lethesin. She is on medications for the seizures but it's not a cure. When she eats the wrong foods, she has trouble forming coherent sentences, as well as significant short term memory issues. Let's just say that we do a lot of home cooking from scratch. But the fact that msg affects neurotransmitters makes a lot of sense now. She's missing part of her brain already, so the msg is trying to affect a portion of her brain that isn't even there (?) which sends the rest of her brain into overdrive trying to compensate for the missing tissue. ( that last sentence is a total guess. It makes sense in my head though).

I added MSG to my keto diet and it was the only way I could complete the diet.

Thank you

1:08 "rich, savory, hard-to-pin-down taste" okay.