MSG was first prepared in 1908 by the Japanese biochemist Kikunae Ikeda. Ajinomoto means ‘the essence of flavour’ — and it ...

For most people, consuming foods with MSG does not cause migraines or headaches, suggesting that such sensitivity may be less ...

and MSG is also commonly found in many favorite foods on grocery store shelves. Despite any lingering outdated beliefs to the contrary, there's no science suggesting there's anything dangerous ...

It is a label you have seen on menus, packaged foods, cans of soup, dipping sauces and in restaurant windows all around the world: “No MSG”. For decades, not using the flavour enhancer MSG ...

Three manufacturers of baby food have agreed to suspend the use of monosodium glutamate, a potentially dangerous food flavor enhance, after mounting criticism concerning the safety of the substance.

In fact, MSG or other "free glutamates" occur naturally in many of the most flavorful foods, some of which have been used to enhance flavor in cooking for millennia. What makes MSG and other free ...