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Pronunciation
How is "Maggi" pronounced? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.99.123.63 (talk) 17:29, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
 * In holland we pronounce it "Mow-Gi" with a hebrewish G. -- 86.87.28.191 (talk) 17:49, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
 * In France it's pronounced "Ma-jee" (jee like she and not like gee-wizz) whilst in Germany it's "Ma-ghi" (like key). The people at Nestle pronounce it like the Germans. I would suggest someone add the IPA version to the article. =) 81.155.197.28 (talk) 20:26, 29 April 2010 (UTC)
 * In Australia it is "Ma-gee" (Ma as in Mad, gee as in gee-whiz) . The pronunciation in Malaysia is "Maggie" like the English ladies name ( Mag as in Magazine, and gie as in ghee clarified butter) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.16.180.136 (talk) 12:57, 15 May 2010 (UTC)


 * The previous explanations for the pronunciations are even more dubious than explaining how to pronounce the word. I added IPA notation as . --Mahmudmasri (talk) 21:05, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

That pronunciation seems to be exclusive to Germany. de.wikipedia offers [ˈmadʒi] for Swiss and Italy and as the correct pronunciation for the founder's surname. --87.79.184.210 (talk) 18:19, 7 November 2011 (UTC)

In New Zealand the pronunciation has always been "Mah-gee" (like magic) but saw a tv advert in the UK recently for it where they are now calling it Maggi (like baby simpson). I remember the same thing happening with Nestle's (Nestles like trestles) turning into "Nes-lay". Which ever is correct, it'll take time to get used to. Maggi and Neslay seem a bit poncy. Basically, you can't believe anything the TV tells you these days. Whatever sells... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.19.140.193 (talk) 20:50, 7 February 2013 (UTC)
 * UK pronunciation has always been a homonym of the Simpsons character and the same as German AFAIK, though the brand is not well known in Britain. Nestlé was pronounced 'Nessels' until the mid 70s, when the correct French pronunciation was adopted (Michelin changed from 'Mitcherlin' to a close approximation of French pronunciation at about the same time, maybe influenced by the UK joining the Common Market). --Ef80 (talk) 14:12, 13 July 2019 (UTC)

"Alimentary"
Alimentary? This word is not used to describe food companies, at least not in English-speaking North America. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bruce Marlin (talk • contribs) 13:55, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Contrary to your odd belief, wikipedia is not meant to impose or show off North American-centric word use. It is a word, it is used.

ALIMENTARY. 1. : of or relating to nourishment or nutrition

Sounds like English to me —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.89.237.60 (talk) 19:46, 20 February 2011 (UTC)

On Maggi-Wurze
In the article, it says that Maggi-Wurze does not contain soy. However, it is most definitely listed on the ingredient label of my bottle of Maggi Seasoning purchased in the US, which appears to be the same thing. Can someone cite the source that says that Maggi-Wurze does NOT contain soy? Wyldphyre (talk) 02:10, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Their nutrition information web page doesn't list soy as ingredient: Nutrition Information jfeise (talk) 03:52, 25 May 2009 (UTC)


 * On the German bottles you can find "biologisches aufgeschlossenes Sojaeiweiss" as ingredient which means something like biological digested soy-proteine. --de:User:AndreR 22:08, 3 June 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.74.187.87 (talk)


 * It appears that the recipe for Maggi Sauce changes by country of origin (Netherlands, China, Mexico) and perhaps by target audience. In the U.S., it is (all) distributed by Nestle in Glendale, CA, but some versions contain corn gluten and no (listed) sugar rather than wheat gluten, wheat, wheat bran and sugar.  Some contain soy and some do not, and some contain acetic acid (vinegar) and some do not.  There is a marked difference in taste between the three or four different types available, although all are marketed and labeled simply as "Maggi Seasoning".  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.191.205.132 (talk) 17:46, 14 June 2009 (UTC)

Intrusive advertising
As I understand it, the Maggi corporation once had an campaign wherein they placed advertisements in German-language science-fiction/fantasy novels; this backfired rather horribly, because they actually integrated the advertisement into the text. At some random point in the narrative, the characters would suddenly begin talking about how much they were hungry and how much they wanted some Delicious Maggi Soup; after a few paragraphs of this (in a separate typeface), the narrative would resume normally.

This is what led Terry Pratchett to change publishers for the German translations of his Discworld novels; apparently Tim Powers and William Gibson faced this as well. Can we get any more details on this? DS (talk) 14:47, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Oh, and here's a source. DS (talk) 15:07, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
 * , welp this stuff is too interesting to not be in this article. I found an archived link https://web.archive.org/web/20071020140752/http://www.colinsmythe.co.uk/terrypages/heynecovers.htm at... a German Reddit post showing the "sponsored by Maggi's 5-minute noodle thing" icon on a book. Artoria2e5 🌉 08:51, 22 July 2023 (UTC)

MAGGI GmbH--SAUCE
I have found in a cupboard in my home a bottle of Maggi Sauce..the bottle is dark brown with a bright yellow label and red letters... it is in a foreign language that I believe might be German.. I am told that it is a seasoning sauce and has been in the cupboard sine 1965 or so...can you give me any insight. Thank You.71.231.31.169 (talk) 04:39, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

Maggi Przyprawa W Plynie sauce
I bought this product recently, imported from a local polish and hungary store. It appears to be what this article calls Maggi Seasoning Sauce, and other than the polish label, the bottle has the same shape. However, the ingredients are different than what is advertized via the external link this article points to.

Ingredients from the site: "Water, salt, wheat gluten, wheat, and less than 2% of wheat bran, sugar, acetic acid, artificial flavor, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, dextrose, caramel color."

Ingredients from the bottle I have (in quantity-order, as per local ingredients law): "Water, salt, monosodium glutamate, vinegar, glucose, yeast extract, flavour".

I bought it out of curiosity when I noticed that I could try using this sauce instead of crystal-form MSG for some recipes, considering that it's mostly MSG. But I noticed that it is actually very similar to other inexpensive soy sauces based on hydrolized protein like VH's (I do use soy sauce for cooking, but high quality fermented soy ones without hydrolized extracts from Japan or the U.S., so I can distinguish the types).

Considering this it's likely that the "Maggi seasoning sauce" section is outdated or incomplete...76.10.128.192 (talk) 03:57, 26 May 2013 (UTC)

Maggi powder
It appears that "maggi powder" is very popular among north-american haitians. However, they usually buy Lipton chicken bouillon powder here, still calling it "poude maggi". Perhaps that the cube section omits details about a likely popular powder-form version in some countries rather than cubes? 76.10.128.192 (talk) 04:05, 26 May 2013 (UTC)

Dubious claims
Following is stated in article without any citation: "For example, Nestlé claims "vegetarian" on its noodle-product labelling, even though the production of this line makes use of several animal fats and hydrogenated fats from animal sources (in addition to fats from vegetable sources). The noodle manufacturing line has been technologically developed for sophisticated mixing of animal oils and other animal based by-products for the entire packaging brand."

Such claims are serious so please provide citations. Else remove the non-verifiable content. -Nizil (talk) 08:51, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

Why Maggi noodles not available in most Western markets?
Can someone please also add why Maggi noodles are not seen in most of the Western markets (For example, US supermarkets or the UK supermarkets)? Is it because of the control placed by the food safety authorities? I couldn't find any references online. It might add more importance for this article. Capri2232 (talk) 14:47, 6 June 2015 (UTC)


 * Various Maggi products are marketed in the West. See their French (seasoning), French ("Asian" noodles), UK (noodles, recipe mixes) (where it is apparently promoted mostly to professionals), and Canadian web sites. Like many international brands, it means different things in different markets. --Macrakis (talk) 20:49, 6 June 2015 (UTC)
 * The Maggi brand has never had a high consumer profile in the UK despite the ubiquity of other Nestlé brands. It would be useful if the article could shed some light on this. My guess would be that the established presence of brands like Oxo, Bovril, Paxo and Marmite made the UK market unattractive. Even today, Maggi products are largely found in separate supermarket areas catering to immigrant communities. --Ef80 (talk) 13:32, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

Food Safety section needs review and update
The following statement in the article is incorrect: "It was revealed later that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had refused import of the noodles in January 2015 on grounds similar to the reasons for ban in India." As indicated in the source, the reason for refusing the import was not related to concerns about lead content, but according to the FDA, "The article appears to be misbranded in that the label or labeling fails to bear the required nutrition information." That is not a "similar" reason. So this statement has no connection to the rest of the paragraph describing the controversy in India. Hence I will remove it.

In general, the whole "Food Safety" section needs to be reviewed and edited - at the very least, it needs an update. It gives the impression of a strong bias and of deliberately omitting information. Terms like "It was revealed" make it appear like someone is trying to tell an exciting story rather than providing neutral information. It mentions for example that the "Food Safety Agency of United Kingdom launched an investigation to find levels of lead in Maggi noodles", but it does not mention any results of this investigation. It also does not mention that the FDA has tested samples and found no dangerous lead levels, approving the product for consumption in the US. US health regulator says lead in Maggi within acceptable levels

More recent developments are missing where the national ban has been struck down by a court, calling the test results into question. Relief for Nestle, Bombay HC sets aside food regulator's ban on Maggi I will add this also.

--Ruebezahl (talk) 09:27, 8 September 2015 (UTC)


 * I have added some details. Hope they present a more complete perspective.Malaiya (talk)


 * Added FSSAI Sting Operation. Malaiya (talk) 01:02, 11 November 2015 (UTC)

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