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JOY Drive

20 Sep 2024

MSG is making a comeback!

Diet and Nutrition, Fitness & Nutrition, Food, Health

MSG is making a comeback!

MSG is making a comeback! 

The internet’s favourite cucumber salad recipe includes fish sauce, cucumber, garlic and – as the video’s creator Logan tells us with a generous sprinkle from the bag – “MSG, obviously”.

But for many of us, it’s not obvious.  Do you have a vague sense MSG is unhealthy but you’re not sure why? 

Guest: Dr Evangeline Mantzioris – Program Director of Nutrition and Food Sciences at The University of South Australia.

Presenter: Warren Andrew



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