Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) is a common food additive that enhances the savory taste in foods. MSG is a compound formed by sodium and glutamate (or glutamic acid), a naturally occurring non-essential ...
Monosodium glutamate, more commonly referred to as MSG, has had a bad reputation amongst the masses for ages. You may be surprised to know that as per the FDA, most Americans eat an estimated average ...
The Ajinomoto Group is debunking the racist myths surrounding the umami-boosting ingredient. In 1968, the New England Journal of Medicine published a letter to the editor with the headline, ...
In 1968, the New England Journal of Medicine published a letter to the editor with the headline, “Chinese-Restaurant Syndrome.” The letter detailed the numbness and weakness the letter-writer would ...