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Why is chicken essence tastier than monosodium glutamate

Is chicken essence a natural seasoning? Or a food additive (Philippines food flavour supplier) ? Although there is only one word difference between chicken essence and monosodium glutamate, they belong to two completely different products.

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Monosodium glutamate (Philippines food Ingredient supplier) , the scientific name of monosodium glutamate, is a daily flavor agent, but because it has been questioned about its safety (so far all studies have proved that it is safe), it has been regulated and included in the category of food additives.


Chicken essence is a compound seasoning, which belongs to the category of food (Philippines food flavour wholesale) , not a food additive.


Monosodium glutamate has a single ingredient and a single effect, that is (Philippines food Ingredient supplier) , it is a flavor enhancer.


The main ingredients of chicken essence are chicken essence, 5-inosinic acid disodium (Philippines food flavour wholesale) , 5-guanosine monosodium glutamate, chicken hydrolysate and so on. Chicken flavor is made from chicken and chicken bones by enzymatic hydrolysis and stewing, which has the characteristic aroma of stewed chicken soup. 5-inosine monophosphate disodium and 5-guanosine monophosphate disodium are also flavor enhancers. Therefore, chicken essence not only has a strong refreshing effect (Philippines food flavour supplier) , but also has the aroma of cooking chicken, which can give all kinds of food and dishes the characteristic flavor of cooking chicken.


It can be seen that the flavor of chicken essence is more delicious and richer than monosodium glutamate. The main ingredient of chicken essence is considered to be natural, but it is a man-made product made from different raw materials, so strictly speaking, chicken essence is not a real natural seasoning (Philippines food flavour wholesale) .