The debate over monosodium glutamate (MSG) rages on. Once blamed for ailments like headaches and asthma, recent studies debunk many of the myths surrounding MSG. A study with 130 volunteers found ...

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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 ...

The Ajinomoto Group’s campaigns benefit their brand while increasing the public understanding of MSG and its association with Asian food. According to the group's nationwide survey of more than 3,000 ...

According to a 2024 report by The Ajinomoto Group, the world’s oldest and largest MSG brand, 20% of Americans avoid Chinese food because they are worried about the negative effects of MSG.

For years, advertising and media connected the ingredient to “Chinese Restaurant Syndrome.” Here’s what led to the misconception—and how MSG is being reclaimed today.

It theorized that MSG (monosodium glutamate) was to blame. There was no evidence, then or now, that is harmful, and yet, the theory spread and the American perception of MSG has never fully recovered.

Colonel Nguyen Minh Tuan, Director of Phu Tho Provincial Police, directly at the production site of Famimoto Vietnam Co., Ltd. Photo: Police Source. On April 26, Phu Tho Provincial Police reported ...

MSG as a Separate Ingredient Humans have been eating MSG as long as we have been eating foods that contain it, but the advent of the standalone ingredient dates back to 1908.

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In many Asian countries, MSG is viewed as a standard cooking ingredient, no more controversial than salt or sugar in Western kitchens. This cultural divide has led to significant double standards ...

We identify the flavor of MSG as umami, or savory. It’s one of the five elemental flavors we can detect: umami, salt, sweet, sour, and bitter. Like sweet or salty, or any building block, it’s ...