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 ...

MSG, short for monosodium glutamate, is Japanese in origin and used in many dishes around the world. Despite the rather clinical sound of its name, MSG is nothing new — nor is it unnatural.

For decades scientists agreed on four basic food tastes: sweet, salty, sour and bitter. In recent years, scientists also have agreed on a fifth sense, umami, which is evoked by monosodium glutamate ...

Exotic Deadly’ at San Francisco Playhouse was inspired partly by playwright Keiko Green’s experience as the granddaughter of ...

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 ...

One the most well-known food additives is MSG, which is used for its flavour-enhancing properties. And it has a bit of a reputation: many people claim that it causes allergies - bringing them out ...

Dr. Olney gave infant mice and a rhesus monkey a highly concentrated dosage of MSG and found cell damage in the hypothalamus. Gerber Criticizes Research Representatives of the three baby food ...

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 ...

A new play at San Francisco Playhouse challenges long-held stereotypes about Asian food, belonging and misinformation with a ...