J. Clarke > wrote:

>On 3/17/2010 7:57 PM, Steve Pope wrote:

>> The Times writer states that Jugo Maggi is an "MSG based sauce".
>> I disapprove of this trend to call anything with hydrolysed
>> vegetable protein "MSG".
>>
>> Just thought I'd register a complaint. ;-)

>What's your objection? Do you know of any hydrolyzed vegetable protein
>in common use that does not devolve to MSG?

HVP contains some MSG, but also many other amino acid salts, and
to call this mixture "a form of MSG" a bit silly... it
is mixed amino salts, not just MSG. It does not "devolve
to MSG".

BTW, all the essential amino acids will equally stimulate
a umami response.

Steve