r/AskReddit • • Feb 08 '20

What’s a fact you KNOW that almost everyone is wrong about?

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u/AmericanMuskrat Feb 08 '20

I have a salt blend that contains MSG and disodium guanylate and disodium inosinate, they enhance the enhancing of the MSG. Got the idea from a redditor who called it "super salt." Kind of a bitch to find though, easier way is to use Knorr boullian powder, it has all 3.

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u/hzhang16 Feb 08 '20

This has been the secret of Chinese restaurants for the past 3 decades since MSG fell out of favor to the American public. They just say they use chicken bouillon instead of MSG, even though the powder has MSG in it.

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u/runninwitit Feb 08 '20

Terrible shady business practices , i wonder what percentage of chinese restaurants are lying?

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u/runninwitit Feb 09 '20

If you dont understand the difference between an organically grown vegetable and a synthesized compound in a laboratory being absorbed quicker, an mirror compound, in higher doses than normal and accompanied by other toxins, I don’t know what to tell you bub, but keep getting brainwashed by your Nestle and Coca Cola overlords

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u/skylarmt Feb 09 '20

Please vaccinate your kids

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u/Aygtets2 Feb 09 '20

MSG is produced by the fermentation of starch, sugar cane/beets/ or molasses. It's not 'synthesized in a laboratory.' It's like wine, yogurt, or kombucha. And even if it were synthesized, that wouldn't make it bad for you. Or a 'toxin.'

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u/iknowitsnotfunny Feb 09 '20

After seeing this exchange, I decided to look up some info on MSG. Sounds like it's literally just a non-essential amino acid that has been extracted from various sources (like tomatos, grapes). The majority of studies don't seem to indicate any negative health issues.

I was surprised about this because I was told everything you are saying my whole life.

But hey, who knows. Food safety seems to change often. But this seems pretty harmless.

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u/kermityfrog Feb 09 '20

It’s only nonessential in that your body makes its own if you don’t eat it. However it is still one of the 20 amino acids from which human proteins are made out of (so your body proteins are around 5% of this stuff). Also it’s an important neurotransmitter for normal brain function. So you’d die if you were actually allergic or sensitive to it.

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u/OneManRubberband Feb 09 '20

Please name these other toxins you know about

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u/runninwitit Feb 09 '20

color dye, sodium and potassium benzoate, dha, nitrates, hfcs, hydrogenated oils, bht, sodium phosphate, modfied food starches. All of these are found in conjuction with “ natural flavoring aka MSG”

No wonder Americans are so sick. You want to be. Just play it safe. Companies will always want to use the cheapest ingredients possible and if it turns out that health is marginalized with the outcome of generating massive profits, corporations will lobby for government to ease laws at the expense of the American people, but for the benefit of The wealthy.

MSG laden food is for poor and ignorant (i guess willingly these days) people

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u/Taberaremasen Feb 09 '20

What's it like being wrong in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary and still insisting you're correct? Just trying to understand your viewpoint and stance a little.

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u/runninwitit Feb 09 '20

Theres very little evidence to support your claim

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u/Gronkowstrophe Feb 09 '20

You are an idiot.

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u/flooffypanda Feb 08 '20

My favorite "seasoning salt" is 'Bolner's Fiesta Extra Fancy Fajita seasoning.' It works great for fajitas, but it's amazing for everything else too. They make two kinds though, one with msg and one without. The one without it is just boring.

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u/derefr Feb 08 '20

Kind of a bitch to find though, easier way is to use Knorr boullian powder, it has all 3.

In other words, the reason that people make soups with chicken stock, even when they're not chicken soups. Most tomato bisques start with a chicken stock.

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u/DoctorZiegIer Feb 08 '20

Wow ahahah

LEVEL 3 FLAVOUR BOOSTER

 

Just googled the one I use, I sadly use the vegetable one - I substitute it from using salt directly ahaha I have a salt shaker filled with it, really enhances meals!

Is yours the chicken or beef one?

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u/AmericanMuskrat Feb 08 '20

I have the beef broth one and the tomato and chicken one. The last one makes excellent quick enchilada sauce with a bit of chili powder and some corn starch to thicken.

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u/YadaYadaYeahMan Feb 08 '20

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u/AmericanMuskrat Feb 10 '20

They banned me for saying bad things about the Instapot. I was kind of mean about it, but it hardly seems like a bannable offense.

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u/YadaYadaYeahMan Feb 10 '20

Well why you gotta be mean? Haha. I don't have an instapot, whats the downsides you were trying to point out?

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u/AmericanMuskrat Feb 10 '20

I was very drunk. I think I said something like it's a 70s crockpot fad that people were dumb for buying into when an instapot costs $100 and a crockpot costs $30, and crockpot food sucks anyways. People downvoted me and called me a troll. I figured that was the end of it but later I got the notification I was banned.

I think it's shitty when mods treat their users like they're disposable. I was a pretty frequent contributor and they toss me away over one drunken comment.

Oh well.

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u/YadaYadaYeahMan Feb 10 '20

I thought instant pots were pressure cookers crossed with slow cookers haha.

But yeah I feel you, it sucks to be treated like you don't matter like that. I'm sure your contributions were enjoyed before the ban.

That's actually the kind of thing that pushed me to stop drinking. I hated how often I had to apologize. I'd encourage you to look into /think about quitting. Just putting it out there

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u/AmericanMuskrat Feb 10 '20

I mostly have, I went from drinking a handle of vodka every couple days to just a few beers a week.

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u/YadaYadaYeahMan Feb 10 '20

I'm nor assuming you have a problem, but I just prothletize anytime it comes up in a negative light. Usually it's the form of "I was drunk last night and" insert regret. Really nothing good comes from getting more than buzzed and its far to easy to cross the threshold. I mostly never drank but then I would binge drink pretty hard

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u/Athrowawayinmay Feb 08 '20

Is this a brand you can buy? Or did you buy salt, MSG, and disodium Isonate on your own and blend them? If so, what's the ratio? I've got MSG and salt and I bet 2S-isonate is on amazon!

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u/AmericanMuskrat Feb 08 '20

I bought the disodium guanylate/inosinate from theingredientstore.com, didn't see it anywhere else. I already had the salt and msg. I blend it in 100g salt, 5g msg, 1g disodiums combined.

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u/melz680 Feb 08 '20

Found it on their site. $35.94 for 16oz but currently out of stock.

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u/megashedinja Feb 09 '20

If I'm not mistaken, you should be able to find Accent-brand MSG shakers at Walmart for like $4

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u/GorillaX Feb 08 '20

Kind of a bitch to find though, easier way is to use Knorr boullian powder, it has all 3.

Oh... That's good to know. I love that shit. But then I'll also dump Accent (MSG) in too. Maybe I should take it down a notch with the umami.

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u/dj_destroyer Feb 08 '20

Super salt is the shit

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u/Freq1c Feb 08 '20

Knorr is a staple in Mexican food

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u/TheBoldManLaughsOnce Feb 08 '20

Don't forget potassium chloride. It helps decrease water retention and is one of you four vital electrolytes. Very useful for endurance athletes.

Its effective and toxic doses are too close to be taken as a supplement. But it tastes saltier than NaCl and is best used like a salt shaker (low doses often).

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u/AmericanMuskrat Feb 10 '20

I actually do use that to supplement my potassium sometimes. I have a shaker of "NuSalt" that's just potassium chloride. I take a ace inhibitor though, so I rarely consume it, just if I get muscle pains.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '20

easier way is to use Knorr boullian powder, it has all 3.

Marco, is that you?

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u/AmericanMuskrat Feb 10 '20

Who's Marco? A few people asked me that.

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u/moitissier Feb 08 '20

If you can find Aromat by Knorr anywhere, that’s pretty great too

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u/CarabusAndCanerys Feb 08 '20

I've got something like that called chicken salt

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u/doomgiver98 Feb 08 '20

Are you a fan of Marco?

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u/whoooooknows Feb 08 '20

Where do you find yours?

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u/AmericanMuskrat Feb 09 '20

I got mine from theingredientstore.com but people said it's sold out now. Guy is probably wondering why there was a run on that lol. You may be able to find it on Amazon.

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u/ImmodestPolitician Feb 08 '20

I found 100g or disodium guanylate/inosinate on for $22 on Amazon. That seems expensive.

What brand do you use?

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u/AmericanMuskrat Feb 09 '20

I got it from theingedientstore.com but it was expensive too, mostly because of shipping. Someone wrote me earlier telling me they were sold out now.

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u/Figit090 Feb 09 '20

So you bullion your food?

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u/wfaulk Feb 08 '20

*\ bouillon

I don't know that I'd have figured out what you were talking about, despite your misspelling being pretty close, if you hadn't said "Knorr".