A popular seasoning and flavor enhancer, MSG, or monosodium glutamate, is the purest form of umami, the fifth taste. Find out what MSG is and how it is made.| The Ajinomoto Group Global Website - Eat Well, Live Well.
Adding monosodium glutamate (MSG) to recipes is a way to reduce sodium in foods, and reduce fat in foods, that still taste satisfying.| The Glutamate Association
Let’s break down the mystery of MSG in food and take a look at which everyday foods might be packing a punch of umami because of it.| MSGdish
Umami is the flavor savored around the world, from Asia to Europe to the United States, and foods that are ripe with umami flavor have been used for ages.| MSGdish
Eight Flavors is a tasty version of American history; Sarah Lohman explores origins of the favorite tastes that makes our food quintessentially “American.”| MSGdish
Monosodium glutamate (MSG), an abundant amino acid in our diet, has been used for more than 100 years to enhance the savory taste of food.| The Glutamate Association