If you’ve ever eaten sauteed mushrooms, fresh tomatoes or Parmesan cheese, then your taste buds have experienced the wonderful taste known as umami. This unique taste is due to the amounts of MSG ...

MSG is not bad for you, and experts say that worries about the common food additive are misplaced. Here's what you need to know.

Umami has been a buzzword in American cuisine in recent years, but the flavor is nothing new. Colloquially known as the fifth taste (in addition to sweet, sour, salty, and bitter), umami describes the ...

These days, there is a lot of concern over what goes into our food, how safe different additives may be for our health, and ...

Is the often reviled cooking ingredient monosodium glutamate (MSG) making a comeback? Slate contributor Sara Dickerman explains why some chefs now say they favor the much-maligned MSG. BRAND: MSG?

You know that burst of flavor you experience when you take a bite of certain savory foods, such as meat, fish, mushrooms or miso? That sensation of “whoa, that is just delicious!” In all likelihood, ...

Some years ago, healthy eating was a topic for cranks, and to most people, healthy food meant tasteless food. But now people are realizing the need to eat wisely and also that healthy dishes can taste ...

Vedan International, a food seasonings maker controlled by Taiwanese conglomerate Vedan Enterprise, has said it is buying a monosodium glutamate maker and associated assets in China for 144.38m yuan ...

It’s a common food additive that delivers umami flavor. You can find MSG in plenty of common items: bottled sauces, packaged snacks, a crinkly bag of instant noodles, fast-food items. But MSG isn’t ...

You know that burst of flavor you experience when you take a bite of certain savory foods, such as meat, fish, mushrooms or miso? That sensation of “whoa, that is just delicious!” In all likelihood, ...