What is the raw material of chicken essence? It is a natural condiment made of chicken, chicken bone or its concentrated extract. Its main components are monosodium glutamate (sodium glutamate) and salt. Among them, monosodium glutamate accounts for about 40% of the total components, as well as sugar, chicken or chicken bone powder, spices, inosinic acid, guanylic acid, chicken essence, starch and other substances.

The reason why chicken essence tastes fresh is mainly the function of monosodium glutamate. In addition, inosine monophosphate and guanosine monophosphate are both fresh-keeping additives and also have the function of seasoning. Moreover, the combination of them with sodium glutamate can make the umami flavor of chicken essence softer, the taste more rounded and full, and the fragrance more intense. As for the realistic chicken flavor in chicken essence, it mainly comes from chicken and chicken bone powder, which is extracted from fresh chicken and chicken bone.

The use of chicken flavor essence can also make the "chicken flavor" of chicken essence stronger; The function of starch is to make chicken essence granular or powdery.

Chicken essence and monosodium glutamate have different nutritional components. More nutritious chicken essence or monosodium glutamate is mainly extracted from rice, corn and other grains or molasses by microbial fermentation. Its main component is sodium glutamate, which is an amino acid and the main component of protein.