Will my crisps commit me to a slow death?
Written by Chris Andrews on October 5th, 2005 in Flavour enhancers and flavourings, Blogpinions.
This is the first in a random series (a false statement if I ever heard one). I’m looking beyond the technical and official sites to see what people are talking about on their websites in relation to e-numbers and additives.
I stumbled across this posting on a site called “hint of sarcasm” where the poster poses the question “Could 3/4 (maybe more depending on my mood) packets a day of brain haemorrhaging snacks lead to a slow, painful death for me?”.
I’d say yes, but then I would, I’m biased. But not only would the MSG content of your diet be bad, but so would the actual food content of them. Unfortunately when potato is fried it contains something called acrylamide, a chemical which is classified as a probable human carcinogen. So these damn tasty snacks get worse and worse I’m afraid!
As for the Monosodium Glutamate (E621) how much is safe? Well, I’ve tried to research that one and come up a blank. The manfacturers and food companies would have us believe it is perfectly safe, on the over hand there is an ocean of arguements to say otherwise. Personally, I try to avoid it totally.