Preservatives, emulsifiers, and other food additives perform pivotal roles in packaged foods. Here's what you need to know ...

MSG stands for monosodium glutamate. It’s the sodium salt of glutamic acid, a common amino acid naturally found in many foods and our bodies, says Stephani Johnson, D.C.N., R.D.N., a professor ...

This common flavor enhancer, widely known as MSG, carries a reputation that has made many consumers wary of seeing those three letters on food labels. Yet beneath the controversy lies a more ...

If I’m making homemade stocks or broths, I’ll add about a quarter-teaspoon of MSG per four cups of liquid before I add salt simply because I might not need as much as I think. Taste the food ...

Tracy Morgan made a return to Madison Square Garden three weeks after making an emergency exit due to a bout of food ...

and in unexpected places—kind of like how MSG and other glutamates naturally pop up in a lot of our food. Eng uses MSG like any other seasoning in this cookbook, because that’s exactly what it ...

There are certain ingredients that are a scapegoat for developing uncomfortable symptoms after you eat—and MSG is one of them. The flavor enhancer has such a bad reputation that some foods even ...