He called it monosodium glutamate and created a company called Ajinomoto, meaning “the essence of flavour,” to sell it. The science is quite simple. When glutamic acid is combined with sodium ...

MSG stands for monosodium glutamate. It’s the sodium salt of glutamic acid, a common amino acid naturally found in many foods and our bodies, says Stephani Johnson, D.C.N., R.D.N., a professor ...

MSG is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, an amino acid that occurs naturally in protein-rich foods including tomatoes, mushrooms, and aged cheeses. It was first isolated from seaweed broth in 1908 ...

MSG stands for monosodium glutamate. It’s the sodium salt of glutamic acid, a common amino acid naturally found in many foods and our bodies, says Stephani Johnson, D.C.N., R.D.N., a professor ...