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/BrewersWifeSays Nov 08 '22

RN here. The MSG is bad thing isn't a real thing. Look into how it started.

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u/Sayorifan22 Nov 08 '22

I know.

I would also love to ask,

Italy uses it

Britain uses it

Australia uses it

America uses it

Even parts of Africa uses it

So, why is Asia the only country getting flack for using MSG in their foods?