Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  Pawn. pawn, n. something given as security for the repayment of money or the performance of a promise: state of being pledged.âv.t. to give in pledge.âns. 2  Pawn. pawn, n. a common piece in chess. 3  Pawn. pawn, n. a gallery.
Monosodium glutamate is the sodium salt of glutamic acid. Glutamate is a naturally occurring amino acid that is found in nearly all foods, especially high protein foods such as dairy products, meat and fish and in many vegetables.Foods often used for their flavouring properties, such as mushrooms and tomatoes, have high levels of naturally occurring glutamate.lutamate is a naturally occurring amino acid that is found in nearly all foods, especially high protein foods such as dairy products, meat and fish and in many vegetables. Foods often used for their flavouring properties, such as mushrooms and tomatoes, have high levels of naturally occurring glutamate.
For the most part, MSG is glutamate. Monosodium glutamate is just glutamate with a sodium molecule attached to it. In your stomach those two molecules dissolve and youâre just left with glutamate in your gut. Glutamate that comes from your food, MSG, or other sources all ends up as the same thing in your body. So most of the health issues surrounding glutamate have to do with the health issues surrounding glutamate intake, and whether too much of it is bad for you.