MSG is an additive with a controversial reputation. But a lot of the rumors that have been spread about MSG are based on ...

Umami, which translates to “delicious savory taste, ” was identified as a distinct flavor in 1908 by Japanese chemist Kikunae ...

MSG is a common food additive that is generally considered safe by the FDA. There is no scientific evidence that MSG is bad for your or can cause long-term health problems. However, some people ...

Chick-Fil-A offers some seriously flavorful chicken -- is the chain's not-so-secret ingredient for amping up all that umami-flavored goodness actually MSG?

For decades scientists agreed on four basic food tastes: sweet, salty, sour and bitter. In recent years, scientists also have agreed on a fifth sense, umami, which is evoked by monosodium glutamate ...

When playwright Keiko Green was in her early teens, she learned that her grandfather — her ojiichan — had worked as a food scientist for Ajinomoto, the Tokyo-based company best known for inventing ...

Umami flavor comes from glutamate, a common amino acid or protein building block found in many foods. The most familiar is monosodium glutamate, or MSG. In the U.S., it was once believed that MSG ...