Knorr Classic Creamy Mushroom Soup

Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of the common amino acid i.e. Glutamic acid, popular for its usage as flavouring agent in Asian Cooking. 

This glutamate salt is also found naturally in various foods such as tomatoes and cheese as well as ingredients such as hydrolyzed vegetable protein, hydrolysed groundnut protein, autolyzed yeast, hydrolyzed yeast, yeast extract, soy extracts, and protein isolate. 

Some people are sensitive to MSG having adverse effects such as headache, depression, etc. on regular consumption of this salt. Indian law requires that foods containing Added MSG list it in the ingredient panel on the packaging with the warning that it should not be consumed by infants below 12 months. However, if ingredients that have naturally occurring MSG, are added to the product then the product may not specify in regards to its presence. 

Pregnant & Lactating women & Infants should avoid Products containing MSG .

Some Food Products mask the amount of Added Sugar by using multiple forms of sugar and avoid displaying Sugar as one of the first ingredient. All Ingredient list are in descending order by their weight, so the position of sugar and its aliases can give an indication of the amount of 'Added Sugar'.

Though the Nutrition Fact label on the food product gives you the Total Sugar, the regulation does not require the break up between natural and added sugar to be given. Thus, it is important to know the different sources of sugar that may be present in a food product to get an idea of added sugar. 

At the same time it is important to understand that the body does not distinguish between natural and added sugar, so take note of the Total Sugar in the Nutritional Fact label.

Read more about the many different sources of sugar which includes Dextrose, Invert Syrup, Maltodextrin, Honey...

Saturated Fats are often termed as the Bad Fat as excess consumption of these can lead to increase in the production of high cholesterol, atherosclerosis (thickening of artery walls) and strokes. 

Saturated Fats is not only synthesised by the body as part of metabolism  but also makes it way in your diet through various raw ingredients

Thus, you should limit eating food with added Saturated Fat.

Trans fat is generated when Polyunsaturated Fat based oil is heated in presence of moisture at high temperature for long duration. 

A Food product package that lists ʺhydrogenated oilʺ or "partially hydrogenated oil" may have Trans Fat. Sometimes the terms ʺhydrogenatedʺ and ʺpartially hydrogenatedʺ are used interchangeably. 

 

Thus, always check the product label. Take note of the serving size and also of terms such as - 'hydrogenated oil', 'partially hydrogenated oil' , 'vegetable shortening' , ‘ Bakery shortening’, 'margarine' ,'edible vegetable fat' . These are synonyms for presence of trans fats.

The product joins the line up of Salt Shockers.

Now, Don't go to other extreme and stop taking salt. Sodium is essential nutrient that controls Blood Pressure and is needed to make nerve and muscle to work properly. Not Too Much or Too Little Of Sodium, just have enough. Not more than 1 tsp in a day as added salt as sodium also comes from different raw ingredients.