Quote from: LoriDee on Today at 12:57:52 PMThis is so true. It is even in some pre-packaged foods. Someone posted on social media that a keyword to watch for is "savory". If the maker describes something as "savory" check for MSG (monosodium glutamate). I didn't believe it until I started looking. Sure enough, those "Savory Mashed Potatoes" had MSG. I stopped buying that brand.
It became a bit of a food boogie-man in the 80's. It's honestly perfectly safe. The FDA considers it a safe food additive along with every other food additive... and every conceivable test and report done has shown that it is not harmful, especially in the kind of doses we get in food.
THAT being said... just like anything else, some people will be sensitive to it. Heck, some people are sensitive to cilantro! So for those people, it's certainly to be avoided.
But otherwise, in reasonable quantities, most people tolerate it just fine.
