Think MSG is bad for you? You're wrong. 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 ...
In 1968, the New England Journal of Medicine published a letter to the editor with the headline, “Chinese-Restaurant Syndrome.” The letter detailed the numbness and weakness the letter-writer would ...
Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) is a common food additive that enhances the savory taste in foods. MSG is a compound formed by sodium and glutamate (or glutamic acid), a naturally occurring non-essential ...
Who doesn't love sizzling hot, bright, greasy, umami-flavoured takeout food on a winter evening? When you are pregnant, you may begin questioning every ingredient added to food. One ingredient that ...
In a recent study, female subjects consumed chicken broth with or without monosodium glutamine ("MSG") to see if this flavoring ingredient might alter their appetite. State of the art electronic ...
Calvin Eng, the owner of New York-based Cantonese-American restaurant Bonnie’s, isn’t shy about his love for monosodium glutamate. Case in point – he has the letters “MSG” tattooed on his arm, and his ...
The Ajinomoto Group is debunking the racist myths surrounding the umami-boosting ingredient. In 1968, the New England Journal of Medicine published a letter to the editor with the headline, ...