Does chicken essence contain salt?

The main component of chicken essence is monosodium glutamate, also known as monosodium glutamate. According to the product quality standards formulated by China, the content of sodium glutamate in qualified chicken essence should not be less than 5‰.

Other ingredients in chicken essence include nucleotide, salt, sugar, chicken powder, dextrin, spice, preservative, essence and so on. Chinese standards stipulate that the content of protein in chicken essence should not be less than10.7g.

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Nutritional analysis of chicken essence: Most of the nutrients in chicken are protein and fat. Eating too much can lead to obesity. Chicken essence is short of calcium, iron, carotene, thiamine, riboflavin, nicotinic acid, vitamins and crude fiber, and long-term consumption is likely to lead to sub-health.

The role of chicken essence: chicken essence tastes delicious, and it can increase appetite when used in moderation when cooking dishes. The umami flavor of chicken essence mainly comes from sodium glutamate, and sodium formate is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, which has a strong umami flavor and is easily soluble in water.

After chicken essence enters the gastrointestinal tract, the sodium glutamate contained in it can be quickly decomposed into glutamic acid. Glutamate is an amino acid, which participates in metabolic activities in the human body, has the functions of improving brain function and stabilizing people's mood, and is beneficial to intellectual development.

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