Sodium level in AJINOMOTO

I am shopping for groceries in Lotus Kepong today with my family today. 

It has become my habit that I will visit the display rack of MSG as AJINOMOTO is in my share portfolio.

There are many MSG brands in the market nowadays. Here is the list that I could find from Lotus:

(1) BESTARI (RM 10.99/kg)

(2) LOTUS (RM 10.99/kg)

(3) AJINOMOTO (RM 13.95/kg)

(4) VEPLUS (owns AJI-NORIKI MSG) (RM 11.25/kg)

(5) FAIZA (RM 6.35/500 g)

Clearly, AJINOMOTO is the most expensive out of all MSG brands displayed. 

I managed to capture the nutrition facts of these MSG brands as well:

(1) AJINOMOTO

(2) AJI-NORIKI

(3) FAIZA (same nutritious contents as AJI-NORIKI :-P)

One of the key ingredients that I am focusing on is the "Sodium/Natrium" level, which is known to causing hypertension if consumed excessively. 

For each 100g of the product, the "Sodium/Natrium" contents for different brands are:

AJINOMOTO    : 9794.5 mg

AJI-NORIKI        : 12300 mg

Faiza                    : 12300 mg

Interestingly, AJINOMOTO contains the least amount of sodium compared to other brands.

And, it is quite surprising to note that both AJI-NORIKI and Faiza has the same nutritious contents :-))

For other brands like Lotus and Bestari, I could not find the nutrition facts.

How about the sodium content for salt? It is

Salt                    : 39000 mg (3x-4x higher than MSGs!!)

The other interesting fact that I have found out is that out of 100g of AJINOMOTO, the protein content is 45.2g. No protein is found in other brands like AJI-NORIKI and Faiza. I am not sure why there is such a big difference. They are MSGs after all right?? It could be due to how they define "protein" during the measurement process.

From a survey from Internet, high sodium intake could lead to (https://www.heartwest.com.au/high-sodium-levels-warning/):

(1) High blood pressure

(2) Increased thirst

(3) Headache

(4) Fatigue, etc.

My wife always complaint after eating out, she would feel drowsy, headache and thirsty. Maybe she has consumed too much sodium. I experienced the same syndrome as well.

Less sodium, less salt, and stay healthy.