Contents:
- Medical Video: Lose Belly Fat In 3 Days With an Easy Egg Diet
- Umami is. . .
- List of foods containing umami (natural MSG)
- Then, how can umami cut calories?
Medical Video: Lose Belly Fat In 3 Days With an Easy Egg Diet
The prestige of MSG (Monosodium Glutamate), aka mecin, is undoubtedly the mainstay of Indonesian cuisine. Although often labeled bad because it can be addictive, but did you know that some healthy foods actually contain natural MSG that can help you lose weight? Of course this is not just any MSG. Umami is the mastermind behind the benefits of this natural MSG. Ever heard of umami?
Umami is. . .
Umami is a newfound taste.Simply put, umami is a distinctive savory taste that is different from the four basic flavors that can be recognized by the tongue - sweet, sour, bitter and salty.
The savory taste of umami is derived from the amino acid content of glutamate, a natural flavor enhancer. The human body produces a little amino acid glutamate, which serves to maintain optimal body function.
You can find natural glutamate amino acids in almost all food ingredients, especially high protein foods and some vegetables such as tomatoes and seaweed. Naturally, glutamic acid is found in 10-25% of all proteins in food.
This umami savory taste inspires the production of commercial MSG that you have been consuming. Today, MSG is made not from processing seaweed broth but from fermentation of starch, sugar cane, and molasses (a by-product of cane sugar or beet sugar).
List of foods containing umami (natural MSG)
The following are foods that naturally contain glutamate so they have a umami taste.
- Tomato is one of the foods that contain glutamate. Per 100 grams of tomatoes contained 140 mg of free glutamic acid.
- Mushrooms. Dry mushrooms usually have a umami taste that is stronger than fresh mushrooms. This is because chemical breakdown occurs during the drying process. Cooking mushrooms also increases the taste of umami in it.
- Beef, chicken, duck and seafood, such as fish, shellfish, squid, and shrimp also have umami taste. So do not be surprised if you really like the food source of this protein. Just spiced one bit, this food is still delicious and has its own taste.
- Cheese, like parmesan and cheddar, have a very strong umami taste. Whatever food is added with cheese, it is definitely delicious. The older the cheese, about six months or more, the more umami it contains.
- Fermented foods, such as soy sauce, fish sauce, miso, and other ingredients derived from fermented grains are also very rich in umami taste.
- Other vegetables, such as onions, broccoli, asparagus, pokcoy, beets, and seaweed also contain delicious umami flavors.
In fact, breast milk contains 10 times more glutamate than cow's milk.
Then, how can umami cut calories?
Have you imagined umami? With the taste of umami in a food, the food is actually already delicious without the need to add a lot of various spices. You can actually use this to cut the calories that enter your body.
Reporting from the American Culinary Federation, research shows that adding food with umami flavor to the cuisine can increase salty taste, so you don't need to add salt anymore. Therefore, the savory taste is natural thanks to the umami inside beef, for example, makes you no longer need to add a lot of salt to your cooking. You also don't need to add margarine when cooking meat. Meat has a fat content that can make it delicious without the need to add other fats (from oil or margarine).
By reducing the addition of salt and saturated fat (oil or margarine), of course you also cut the calories that enter your body. Reducing the use of salt can also reduce the risk of high blood pressure.
In addition, umami can also increase food enjoyment, making you feel satisfied after eating, even if only a little. This helps you control your appetite and portion of food, so the calories that enter the body are not excessive.
A study in the journal Appetite has also shown that adding umami to low-calorie broth can help middle-aged women consume fewer total calories in one day and consume fewer snacks and sugars later on.
