If you're wondering why your go-to order tastes so good, it's maybe not just the fry sauce. Find out if your chain taps MSG ...

MSG is an often misunderstood spice that should be utilized more frequently in cooking. Here's why MSG deserves a spot in your seasoning cabinet.

Monosodium glutamate, or MSG — a food additive that is often found in Asian cuisine — has had something of a negative reputation over the last 60 years. Some food experts insist that's unfair.

MSG is a controversial food additive that’s found in a wide variety of products. Here are 8 foods that may contain MSG.

What food science actually reveals. Despite its controversial reputation, major food safety authorities have extensively studied MSG and classified it as safe for general consumption.

These organizations include the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). That said, MSG symptom complex (MSC)—that condition with symptoms like headaches ...

MSG has been branded as a dangerous food ingredient for decades, especially associated with Chinese cuisine. The problematic controversy isn't rooted in science, but instead, racism.

In 1909, Ikeda debuted Ajinomoto, a company that produced MSG, and the flavor enhancer gained popularity in the U.S. before a fog of skepticism about the safety of food additives arose in the 1960s.

Fast food. MSG is a common ingredient used by many fast food restaurants, including KFC, Chick-fil-A, Wendy’s, and McDonald’s, to prepare fast food meals such as fried chicken.

When MSG is used instead of salt to enhance flavor, “foods can taste just as delicious but without affecting hypertension,” Katherine Burt, a professor of health promotion and nutrition ...

For my cookbook of the week I reviewed Calvin Eng's 'Salt, Sugar, MSG.' Here's what you can expect from the cookbook and my thoughts on the recipes I made this week.