Uses of MSG MSG is used as a food additive and flavor enhancer either in the form of pure monosodium salt or from hydrolyzed protein products, such as vegetable protein.

MSG is a controversial food additive that’s found in a wide variety of products. Here are 8 foods that may contain MSG.

Despite the fact that the FDA first recognized MSG as safe in 1959—1959!—56 years later in 2015, $9.2 billion worth of food products were labeled as being MSG-free.

College students rejoice — the staple of many cheap dorm-room meals is getting on the healthier-food bandwagon, at least for the U.S. version of its foam-cup cuisine.

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Though it has become popular to market products as MSG-free, that may not be a good thing for many people — at least according to a study recently published in the Journal of Food Science.

The food additive MSG, monosodium glutamate, is not dangerous or harmful. Chinese restaurant syndrome doesn't exist.

The stigma around MSG began in 1968, when a doctor published a letter in The New England Journal of Medicine, complaining of weakness, numbness, and racing heart after having Chinese food.

MSG (monosodium glutamate) is a common but controversial ingredient in processed foods. This article explains whether it's truly unhealthy.