There are tons of great ways to instantly spice up jarred pasta sauce but there's one simple yet lesser-known addition ...

According to a 2024 report by The Ajinomoto Group, the world’s oldest and largest MSG brand, 20% of Americans avoid Chinese food because they are worried about the negative effects of MSG.

But MSG’s cultural redemption hasn’t happened in a vacuum. Ajinomoto—the world’s largest producer of monosodium glutamate, or MSG—has played a quiet but consistent role in reshaping how ...

The Managing Director of Ajinomoto Foods Nigeria, Noriyuki Ogushi, speaks to ARINZE NWAFOR about how sellers of unbranded monosodium glutamate, taking advantage of regulatory lapses, compete ...

Ajinomoto is a Japanese company best known for producing MSG, or monosodium glutamate - the ubiquitous flavor enhancer commonly used in food, especially in Asian cuisine. As one of the world’s ...

We identify the flavor of MSG as umami, or savory. It’s one of the five elemental flavors we can detect: umami, salt, sweet, sour, and bitter. Like sweet or salty, or any building block, it’s ...

In the U.S., Ajinomoto Co. launched the Know MSG campaign to educate consumers and dispel myths stemming from the 1968 'Chinese Restaurant Syndrome' rumor—"a baseless claim that Chinese food and ...

But in recent years, studies have failed to show a link between such widespread reactions and the consumption of MSG, and calls have been growing to drop the term. In 2020, the Merriam-Webster ...

Monosodium glutamate, or MSG — a food additive that is often found in Asian cuisine — has had something of a negative reputation over the last 60 years. Some food experts insist that's unfair.

The Ajinomoto Group, one of the world’s leading producers of MSG, is at the head of this campaign, called Know MSG. Partnering with chefs, food creators, and dietitians, Ajinomoto is aiming to debunk ...