IMC

Hello everyone! While we were kicked out of our room today, we were still able to search interesting samples to look under the microscope!        Before trying to see what these first two pictures are, try guessing what they are (Hint: They are both called the same thing although one is fake)!    The answers two both slides? They're flowers! However, the reason why you see a large difference between the two is because the first picture is a fake phone case decorated with flowers!! The second one however is a real flower petal taken as a sample to be examined. As you can see, the pistil which normally consists of stigma, style and the ovary.            We searched the compound that brings a love and hate relationship to your lives when you go to a fast food restaurant: MSG, also known as Monosodium Glutamate!            Because Caroline brought ...

MSG 40X Monosodium glutamate (MSG, also known as sodium glutamate) is the sodium salt of glutamic acid , one of the most abundant naturally occurring non-essential amino acids . [Manuf. 1] Monosodium glutamate is found naturally in tomatoes , cheese and other foods. [1] MSG is used in the food industry as a flavor enhancer with an umami taste that intensifies the meaty, savory flavor of food, as naturally occurring glutamate does in foods such as stews and meat soups. [2] [3] It was first prepared in 1908 by Japanese biochemist Kikunae Ikeda , who was trying to isolate and duplicate the savory taste of kombu , an edible seaweed used as a base for many Japanese soups. MSG as a flavor enhancer balances, blends, and rounds the perception of other tastes. [4] [5] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given MSG its generally recognized as safe (GRAS) designation. [Gov. 2] A popular belief is that large doses of MSG can cause headaches and other feelings of discomfort, k...