In the food industry, the most frequently used flavour enhancer is derived from glutamate and called monosodium glutamate or MSG. By weight, MSG contains two thirds less sodium than salt, ...

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

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For decades, there's been a widespread misunderstanding of monosodium glutamate - aka, MSG. We debunk the long-running myth that MSG is bad for you.

For decades, not using the flavour enhancer MSG, or monosodium glutamate, in a dish or product was considered a positive, as the ingredient was widely deemed unhealthy. But where did the stigma ...

The flavour of nutritional yeast is often compared to that of Parmesan cheese. Tan Hutchinson described it as an “umami bomb”. “The cheesy, nutty and savoury flavour of nutritional yeast ...