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Default Umami: real or bogus?

On 8/10/2015 2:41 PM, Bruce wrote:
> On Mon, 10 Aug 2015 14:38:15 -1000, dsi1
> > wrote:
>
>> The reason the manufacturers add dead yeast cells or hydrolyzed proteins
>> to snack foods is that they don't have the balls to add MSG because a
>> good percentage of consumers are afraid of the stuff. This is not to say
>> that MSG comes in balls but that manufacturers are afraid to print MSG
>> on the label. They'd much rather proclaim "NO MSG!" in big letters on
>> the front.

>
> Doesn't that cost lots of money?
>


It's safe to say that's just the cost of doing business.