Maggi Magic Sarap Ingredients
As its name implies, it will make your cooking more delectable. Maybe its not true if your a cooking newbie but such thing is not necessary for a cooking master. Its like the flavor enhancer MSG of Ajinomoto but this Magic Sarap contains more. Lets find out.
Iodized Salt. Obviously, its a salt enriched with iodine. It is used to fight iodine deficiency. Government mandated its use for food preparations.
Monosodium Glutamate. A sodium salt of the naturally occurring non-essential amino acid glutamic acid. Use as a food additive and is commonly marketed as a flavour enhancer. Monosodium glutamate include Ajinomoto, Vetsin, and Accent. It was once predominantly made from wheat gluten, but is now mostly made from bacterial fermentation. It has the so called umami taste. MSG is perfectly safe according long series of studies.
Sugar. The popular table sugar from sugar cane. The standard for industry use is the white or refined sugar. It can be brown sugar or sugar substitute if properly specified.
Chicken Fat. It is a by product of chicken processing. Noted for being high in linoleic acid, an omega-6 fatty acid. Linoleic acid levels are between 17.9% and 22.8%. Don’t be confused. Omega-6 tend to promote heart disease, a reverse effect of omega-3 fatty acid.
Flavor Enhancer. A general term. Anything added to food which helps improve flavor. Its too many, it can be natural or synthetic.
Garlic. Popular as everyday cooking spice. Its flavor may vary in intensity and aroma with the different cooking methods. Often paired with onion, tomato, or ginger.
Onion. A spice used as seasoning in cooking. Slicing onions gonna make you cry.
Spices. Again its a general term. I cannot guess it one by one. According to wikipedia, a spice is a dried seed, fruit, root, bark, or vegetative substance used in nutritionally insignificant quantities as a food additive for flavor, color, or as a preservative that kills harmful bacteria or prevents their growth. In the kitchen, spices are distinguished from herbs, which are leafy, green plant parts used for flavoring.
Natural and Nature Identical Flavors. For the third time, its a general term. According BFAD it refer to flavor preparations composed of substances derived from plant/animal products and/ or chemically synthesized substances whose significant function in food flavoring rather than nutritional.
Egg Powder. Fully dehydrated eggs made by spray drying. A similar method used in powdered milk. Using powder rather than fresh eggs is very convenient in shelf stable food preparations.
Meat Powder. Dehydrated and ground meat. I function as flavoring.
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good day.i am one of your avid patronizer of maggi magic sarap. i am wondering aside from chicken fat included in your magic sarap ingredients, what comprises your meat powder?do you mean meat coming from pork?
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marvin Reply:
November 21st, 2010 at 8:01 am
@zenaida sta. cruz – This blog is not related to magic sarap manufacturer. The term “meat powder” listed in ingredient list is a general term. Only the manufacturer know what are the meat powder components, it can be pork, beef, veal, chicken etc…. In some countries the use of genera term such as natural & artificial flavors, sweetener and preservatives is not allowed.
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@zenaida sta. cruz- maybe marvin is correct it can be chicken, pork or beef.
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thank you! this has been a useful info.
could also make a review in “Lucky Me! Nam Nam” ingredients?
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marvin Reply:
April 11th, 2011 at 8:26 pm
@hammy – sure! thanks for the suggestion!
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one of your ingredients is “MEAT POWDER” what meat includes there? is it only one meat there?
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marvin Reply:
May 16th, 2011 at 11:47 pm
@benjamin – i think maggi will never reveal the meat powder components.
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Dear Maggi Magic Sarap,
I am A Chef by profession,i am specializing thai food since 1990,when i discover maggi magic sarap it made me more comfortable and confident enough to the dishes that i cooked,i gathered more clients because of the taste that MAGGI MAGIC SARAP help.
I even captured the taste of Ms. Kris Aquino for she loves to eat KHAI YAT SAI MOO SAB-Dice pork omelet with MAGGI MAGIC SARAP,she even invited me to cook for her family gatherings,since then she invited me to guest to her show before on BOY & KRIS TV SHOW and featured to her KRIS AQUINO MAGAZINE,it made me and my family so proud.
The opportunity of having cooking demo knocks my door,schools and even parents invited my to do a cooking demo so i did,luckily they were surprise of the ingredients that im using MAGGI MAGIC SARAP,i told them that MAGGI MAGIC SARAP is MSG free,so from now own many who had been tried maggi magic sarap feels that they made their family happy for the best taste that they have because of your product MAGGI MAGIC SARAP…
Thank You so much for the delicious MAGGI MAGIC SARAP,.You’re the BEST!
GOD BLESS,
Chef Anton Alcazar
09155058485
antonalcazar@yahoo.com
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anung klcng meat po ba ang nakahalo sa magic sarap? my pork po ba e2??/
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marvin Reply:
August 12th, 2011 at 1:11 pm
I never know cause the manufacturer never declared it on label. Some religious group might be hesitant to use this product because they never know which meat was added. I might be a pork.
Some manufacturers are declaring a generic ingredient name so they can choose safely which specific material to added depending on its availability and prices.
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if it is made of chicken fat —– then, frequent use of magic sarap is risky to cardiac condition?
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…I personally use magic sarap in cooking.But recently a friend of mine told me that magic sarap consist pork. I was bothered because we DO NOT eat pork!!! Can you please clarify the MEAT POWDER? What kind of meat you were using?!
..More power and Thank You…
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I think Magic sarap does the trick, I am a big fan, even made a lens about it: http://www.squidoo.com/magicsarap
Thanks!
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I didn’t think I’d get a better explanation of the recipes in the magic sarap sachet. This is by far the best I have read. Made one description on teh magic sarap too: http://www.squidoo.com/magicsarap
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