Just a little bit of msg to foods feels very stimulating to my tongue unlike just having a high glutamate food like tomato by itself. What makes msg taste so punchy?
The amount of msg per volume of powder is much greater than any naturally occurring source. A single pinch of msg powder has about 310 mg of msg in it. A single large tomato had about the same amount. So a pinch of msg is like a concentrated tomat. What’s more is the acidity of a tomato helps to balance out the savory flavor caused by the msg. Where a food with a more balanced flavor might not be able to counter the savoriness of the msg as well.
The amount of msg per volume of powder is much greater than any naturally occurring source. A single pinch of msg powder has about 310 mg of msg in it. A single large tomato had about the same amount. So a pinch of msg is like a concentrated tomat. What’s more is the acidity of a tomato helps to balance out the savory flavor caused by the msg. Where a food with a more balanced flavor might not be able to counter the savoriness of the msg as well.