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Interesting about the glutamate taste.

Is this the taste that monosodium glutamate imparts?

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Seems likely, given how ubiquitous it is in foods. I suspect that, in the body, it breaks down into sodium ions and glutamate. Perhaps it's more stable than glutamate on it's own...

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Big pharma is involved, as well.... DID YOU KNOW?

Pfizer discovered citric acid. The organic acid is in Coca-Cola, Dr. Pepper and Pepsi.

Pfizer became known as the world’s top producer of vitamin C. People have used the vitamin as a defense against scurvy and the common cold.

One of the company’s first successful products was Santonin, a cure for intestinal worms.

The Big Pharma company is also the mastermind behind many popular consumer products. Some of the company’s biggest names include Chapstick and Preparation-H.

PFIZER’S UNAPPROVED CLINICAL TRIAL

The unauthorized trial involved tests on 200 children with Pfizer's antibiotic Trovan.

* PFIZER SETTLEMENT AND FINE

Pfizer set a record for the largest health care fraud settlement and the largest criminal fine of any kind with $2.3 billion in 2009.

Pf-or more Pf-un Pf-acts..... https://www.drugwatch.com/manufacturers/pfizer/

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I think it would be fair to say there is a symbiotic relationship between Agri-Biz, Big Pharma and the Medical Industrial Complex. Yesterday I flagged an article from the AMA indicating that 90% of American adults have stage one or higher markers for a heart condition known as CKM. (https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2024-05-13/mysterious-brand-new-heart-syndrome-reportedly-affects-90-us-population) By sickening the population with so many chronic diseases, Agri-Biz is creating a Golden Age for Big Pharma and Private Healthcare.

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Yes, you are right, Bruce...it's so sad yet maddening, too.... :)

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Do bubbles from any source inhibit the sweetness; would explain why flat Asti Spumanti is yuck.

Why do females tend to like fizzy wine?

Coke obviously is a good match for fast food outlets if it makes for hunger.

And then the fast food salt makes for thirst.

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I don't know about Asti Spumanti, but it wouldn't surprise me. Coke and salt are like a one-two punch in the gut for willpower. They know what they are doing.

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