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To: MozarkDawg
I don't recall anything about glutamate being made from papaya. In the old days MSG was made from seaweed but today most of it comes fermenting starch, corn sugar or molasses. Glutamate is an amino acid found in every protein containing food. MSG is the sodium salt of glutamate. MSG is glutamate, sodium and water.

Glutamate can be made and it occurs naturally. It's what gives a tomato flavor. Glutamate is also produced by your body and you couldn't function without it. Like with anything, if you consume too much of it bad things can happen. People die from drinking too much water.

95 posted on 07/24/2009 1:39:47 PM PDT by Mase (Save me from the people who would save me from myself!)
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To: Mase
I don't recall anything about glutamate being made from papaya. In the old days MSG was made from seaweed but today most of it comes fermenting starch, corn sugar or molasses. Glutamate is an amino acid found in every protein containing food. MSG is the sodium salt of glutamate. MSG is glutamate, sodium and water.

Thanks for the breakdown ... who knows what I was remembering about papaya! But I appreciate this description.

Glutamate is also produced by your body and you couldn't function without it.

My understanding about cholesterol as well -- thanks again.

109 posted on 07/26/2009 9:43:58 AM PDT by MozarkDawg
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