Chicken essence is a kind of dietary seasoning auxiliary dish in our daily life. How to eat it is what everyone is most concerned about. What are the harms to the body if eating too much chicken essence? How should chicken essence be used? Let's take a look.
What will happen if you eat too much chicken essence?
From a health perspective, chicken essence is harmful to the human body. If too much chicken essence is added during cooking, it will cause the human body to absorb excessive amounts of sodium glutamate in a short period of time, exceeding the body's metabolic capacity. It directly harms human health, or even causes food poisoning and even cancer.
When too much MSG is taken in, too much inhibitory neurotransmitters will also inhibit the body's hypothalamus from secreting thyroid-stimulating hormone, hindering bone development, and the impact on children is particularly significant. In animal experiments, it was found that young mice and chickens are most seriously harmed by MSG, which can damage the cranial nerves and optic nerves. The correct way to use chicken essence: 1. Chicken essence contains a certain amount of salt, so when cooking dishes, the amount of salt should be reduced. 2. Since chicken essence has poor solubility, it should be dissolved before adding it to dishes. 3. Chicken essence is highly hygroscopic, so the chicken essence should be sealed to prevent microorganisms from growing and contaminating the chicken essence. 4. The metabolite of nucleotides in chicken essence is uric acid. What will happen if gout patients eat too much chicken essence? It can trigger the onset and aggravation of symptoms in gout patients, so gout patients should avoid eating chicken essence.
Eating chicken essence in moderation is helpful in treating diseases
Eating some chicken essence in moderation has the functions of nourishing, appetizing, and aiding digestion. Especially eating high-quality chicken essence will have higher nutritional value. . The main component of chicken essence, sodium glutamate, has an auxiliary therapeutic effect on chronic hepatitis, hepatic coma, neurasthenia, epilepsy, achlorhydria and other diseases. Do not add chicken essence to baby food supplements
Although chicken essence can make food more delicious, this seasoning cannot be added to baby's food. What will happen if the baby eats too much chicken essence? Since the main component of chicken essence is glutamine, and the content is above 85, this substance will physically combine with the zinc in the baby's blood to form glutamine zinc. This substance cannot be absorbed by the body and is excreted in the urine, causing zinc deficiency in the baby, anorexia, slow growth and other phenomena. Therefore, do not add chicken essence to complementary foods.
Things to note when using chicken essence: 1. Chicken essence contains about 10% salt, so the appropriate amount of salt should be added to food before adding chicken essence. If using chicken essence, reduce the amount of salt by half. It is best to choose ordinary MSG with higher purity and less salt content. 2. Chicken essence contains nucleotides, and its metabolite is uric acid, so people suffering from gout should reduce their intake appropriately. 3. Chicken essence has poorer solubility than MSG. If used in soup, it should be dissolved first before use. Only in this way can it be better perceived by taste cells. Do not add chicken essence or MSG when cooking meat dishes or eggs.