2. Chicken essence can be used in all occasions of monosodium glutamate application, and it can achieve the effect when it is added to dishes, soups and pasta, and its effect is obvious in soups. Chicken essence contains a variety of flavoring agents, and its taste is comprehensive and coordinated. Because it contains salt, you should pay attention to adding less salt when seasoning.
3. Most manufacturers don't suggest the dosage of chicken essence, but simply let you "replace monosodium glutamate until it is delicious"; At most, I will give you a clear soup formula, "dissolve 20 grams of chicken essence in 1 liter of boiling water". Therefore, the dosage of chicken essence is individualized and random. The monosodium glutamate is relatively pure and the dosage is relatively stable.
4, monosodium glutamate is easily soluble in water, so it is good to add monosodium glutamate before cooking, and the taste of dishes will be more delicious. Because if monosodium glutamate is heated in aqueous solution for a long time, a small part of it will lose water to produce sodium pyroglutamate, which is harmless, but has no flavor. The usage of chicken essence seems to be much looser, at least no manufacturer reminds consumers which part of the cooking process to add chicken essence.
The difference between chicken essence and monosodium glutamate
Many consumers believe that monosodium glutamate is a chemical synthetic substance, which is not only nutritious, but also harmful to the body if eaten often. Chicken essence, on the other hand, is made of chicken as the main raw material, which is not only nutritious but also safe. As a result, we can often see that some people are afraid to avoid monosodium glutamate when cooking, but they feel that they can put as much as possible and when to put chicken essence. In fact, chicken essence is not much different from monosodium glutamate.
Chicken essence contains 40% monosodium glutamate.
Although most of the packages of chicken essence say "made from superior fat chicken" and "really superior chicken", it is not a natural condiment made from chicken, chicken bones or its concentrated extract as we imagined. Its main components are monosodium glutamate (sodium glutamate) and salt. Among them, monosodium glutamate accounts for about 40% of the total components, and there are also substances such as sugar, chicken or chicken bone powder, spices, inosinic acid, guanylic acid, chicken flavor essence and starch.
The reason why chicken essence tastes fresh is mainly the role of monosodium glutamate. In addition, inosine monophosphate and guanosine monophosphate are both fresh-keeping AIDS, and they also have the effect of seasoning. Moreover, their combination with sodium glutamate can make the umami taste 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 are extracted from fresh chicken and chicken bone. The use of chicken flavor essence can also make the "chicken flavor" of chicken essence thicker; The function of starch is to make chicken essence granular or powdery.
Different levels of nutrients
Which is more nutritious, chicken essence or monosodium glutamate?
Monosodium glutamate is mainly extracted from rice, corn and other grains or molasses by microbial fermentation. Its main component is sodium glutamate, which is a kind of amino acid and the main component of protein. The composition of chicken essence is more complex than monosodium glutamate, and its nutrition is more comprehensive. In addition to sodium glutamate, it also contains many vitamins and minerals.
However, chicken essence, no matter how nutritious it is, is only a condiment, which cannot be mentioned in the same breath as chicken. Moreover, according to the investigation of Guangdong Consumer Council, it is found that the content of protein is different among different brands of chicken essence in the market, which is mainly related to the content of chicken powder or chicken bone powder.
Safety is similar to monosodium glutamate.
Many people are afraid to eat monosodium glutamate, mainly because they are worried that it will produce certain carcinogens. However, experts in food additives of FAO and WHO believe that under normal circumstances, monosodium glutamate is completely safe and safe to eat, just don't heat it above 120℃, otherwise the sodium glutamate in it will lose water and become sodium pyroglutamate, resulting in carcinogens. Because chicken essence also contains some sodium glutamate, its safety is similar to that of monosodium glutamate.
In addition, because chicken essence itself contains about 10% salt, if chicken essence is used in cooking and soup, the amount of salt used must be reduced. Chicken essence also contains nucleotides, and the metabolite of nucleotides is uric acid, so gout patients should eat less.