Plus, various sauces such as soya sauce, oyster sauce, fish sauce, chilli sauce, tomato ketchup and other condiments, are also high in salt and sodium. Enhancing the umami flavour in food can help to boost the taste of dishes without adding much salt. It is a pure umami seasoning that helps to enrich the taste of umami in foods without sacrificing the overall flavour. MSG can be used to replace a certain amount of salt to produce dishes with good taste, while reducing overall sodium intake. We can do this by reducing foods that are high in salt and using less salt in our cooking.


Source:   The Star
August 14, 2021 21:33 UTC