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Debunking MSG myths ❌ & spreading the mouthwatering magic of umami 🤤 Brought to you by The Ajinomoto Group

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This is your sign to order more MSG.😋 Tell us what you're cooking up this fall with MSG, and 3 lucky winners will get mini Ajinomoto MSG shakers to keep the flavor going! 🎁 *Heads up giveaway is only open for U.S residents. Winners will be messaged by 5 PM ET tomorrow!*
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it’s probably MSG ✨What did we miss? 👇 #KnowMSG #Ajinomoto #MSG #monosodiumglutamate #umami
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Trust the pie chart….and the International Headache Society: MSG does NOT cause headaches. #KnowMSG #Ajinomoto #MSG #Monosodiumglutamate #umami
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A coalition of activists is publicly calling on the New England Journal of Medicine to address its role in creating stigma and racist stereotypes around Chinese food in the U.S., @axios' @shawnarchen reports axios.com/local/san-francisc…
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@knowmsg : "Cheese-fueled nightmares! Chemophobia! Chinese Restaurant Syndrome! In recent years, food misinformation is responsible for some wild (and in some cases dangerous) misperceptions in the U.S. So, The Ajinomoto Group recently decided to examine the issue and understand the impact that this “infodemic” is having across communities." Here's the full report: knowmsg.com/
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Yeah real pandas are cool, but what about one that’s over 300-ft tall and made of thousands of tiny light bulbs? 🐼 @SphereVegas
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Fact #5: To detach kombu from the seabed, kombu harvesters use long wooden poles with hooks, then lay them out on rocks afterwards to dry (which may take 4-5 hours, depending on the weather and thickness of the kombu).
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Fact #4: It takes kombu two years to fully mature before they can be harvested.
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Fact #3: Dr. Kikunae Ikeda discovered that glutamate, a naturally occuring amino acid, gives kombu its distinctive umami taste.
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Fact #2: Most of the world’s kombu comes from the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. There, you’ll find four major varieties including Hidaka-kombu, ma-kombu, rausu-kombu, and rishiri-kombu.
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No one:   Us: Here’s a thread with fun facts about kombu (edible seaweed)!   Fact #1: Kombu is the most important ingredient in preparing dashi, a Japanese soup stock that’s used widely across Japanese cuisine.   #KnowMSG #monosodiumglutamate #umami
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Our favorite post from August. #KnowMSG #monosodiumglutamate
Monosodium glutamate is a beautiful name for a baby girl
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