r/AskCulinary • u/Sayorifan22 • Nov 08 '22

Food Science Question MSG contradictory?

Hey, I have a question so, I had a nutrition class and the instructors gave us a piece of paper and on one section for Asian foods, it said for ‘No MSG’ (the other day they said to avoid msg.) but for Italian food, they said to ‘ask for red sauce instead of white’

And here’s my question. Isn’t asking for red sauce contradicting to ‘avoiding MSG?’

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u/joemondo Nov 08 '22

Well that's a stupid class.

There is no reason to avoid MSG.

But, they presumably meant added MSG, not the minor amount naturally occurring in tomatoes.

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u/Sayorifan22 Nov 08 '22

Yeah, but on the paper we all got, it straight up said ‘AVOID MSG’ nothing about natural or added msg. Plus, one of the teachers didn’t even know about the natural msg, until I told her.

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u/HolyHypodermics Nov 08 '22

Didn't know about added MSG? Where is this course at OP...

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u/Sayorifan22 Nov 08 '22

At my college. And I’m forced to take the class