Human exposure to toxic particles drives various diseases. Examples include gout, an acute arthritis driven by monosodium ...

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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. Monosodium glutamate ...

The Managing Director of Ajinomoto Foods Nigeria, Noriyuki Ogushi, speaks to ARINZE NWAFOR about how sellers of unbranded monosodium glutamate, taking advantage of regulatory lapses, compete ...

A visit to most markets in Nigeria will have you seeing unbranded cereals, powdered milk, noodles, monosodium glutamate [MSG], etcetera in transparent nylon bags strategically displayed for ...

Health crisis looms as unbranded monosodium glutamate floods Northern markets Despite increasing warnings from the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), many ...

And while MSG’s—or monosodium glutamate—viral moment may have put it back on everyone’s radar, the flavoring agent continues to be thrown under the bus for a variety of health issues.

Kombu is a type of giant kelp. It's naturally high in glutamic acid which, when cooked, becomes glutamate. (Getty Images: K3)Soon after, Dr Ikeda developed a seasoning by binding glutamate with ...

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 or monosodium glutamate. Monosodium glutamate is also a salt. The glutamate is the negatively charged form of glutamic acid, an amino acid that is found in nature as a building block of proteins.

Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is a salt form of glutamic acid, an amino acid naturally found in the body and many foods. It is used as an ingredient to make foods taste umami or savory, one of the ...