MSG, short for monosodium glutamate, is one of the most popular flavour enhancers in the world. It is an ingredient in many foods, from soups at Owambe parties, jollof rice, noodles, Chinese takeout, ...

Here’s a quick recap of MSG’s history: In 1907, Japanese chemist Kikunae Ikeda boiled down a huge amount of kombu seaweed to extract a substance – glutamate. Why? It gives certain foods ...

If you've heard that MSG—a popular flavor enhancer—is bad for you, you may have been misinformed, according to a food ...

Glutamate is a compound naturally found in foods from breast milk to parmesan cheese. MSG was patented in 1909 by the Japanese chemist Kikunae Ikeda, who gave his invention the name "the essence ...

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.