@clacke oh no, it's just the evangelicals in my extended family's orbit are almost all invested in nutrition, alternative health, natural...everything and anti-vax way before the pandemic. I'm sure there's a nexus of bodily and spiritual purity that I'm not quite wrapping my head around, but MSG is definitely verboten.

Weirdly, dispelling the myth that Chik-fil-A uses pickle brine to make their chicken taste good (it's MSG) has been more effective at making my crunchy evangelical friends/family weird on CfA than anything about their moral positioning.

I would also accept them softening their stance on MSG as a win.