How Is MSG Made? In its early days of manufacturing, circa 1908, a Japanese professor, Kikunae Ikeda, created the first form ...

MSG has been branded as a dangerous food ingredient for decades, especially associated with Chinese cuisine. The problematic controversy isn't rooted in science, but instead, racism.

In the 1990s, the FDA enlisted a group of independent scientists to study the safety of the seasoning. The scientists noted that people who are sensitive to MSG may experience short-term ...

Are health concerns and misinformation surrounding MSG based in science? 04:55 Many Americans grew up hearing it is unhealthy or even dangerous to consume monosodium glutamate — more popularly ...

Calvin Eng, a 2022 F&W Best New Chef and coauthor of the forthcoming cookbook Salt, Sugar + MSG, says his family was among those scared off from using MSG. “It was taboo at home,” he says.

According to The Food Infodemic Report by the Ajinomoto Group, 20% of people in the United States avoid eating Chinese food because they’re concerned about the side effects of MSG.“An entire ...

Both experts agree that a sprinkling of MSG can take the flavor of meats, soups, stews, and even desserts to the next level–and it’s just an added bonus that the seasoning is quite affordable.

The seasoning was gradually added to more food products, including military rations. But in 1968, The New England Journal of Medicine published a letter that changed everything. "There was no clinical ...

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 ...

MSG has been branded as a dangerous food ingredient for decades, especially associated with Chinese cuisine. The problematic controversy isn't rooted in science, but instead, racism.

In 2019, Lucky Lee's, a fast-casual Chinese American restaurant in New York City, closed its doors after less than a year in business. According to a since-deleted Instagram post, the owner vowed ...