Monosodium glutamate
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title:
Monosodium glutamate
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Monosodium glutamate (MSG), also known as sodium glutamate, is a sodium salt of glutamic acid. MSG is found naturally in some foods including tomatoes and cheese in this glutamic acid form. MSG is used in cooking as a flavor enhancer with a savory taste that intensifies the meaty, savory flavor of food, as naturally occurring glutamate does in foods such as stews and meat soups. MSG was first prepared in 1908 by Japanese biochemist Kikunae Ikeda, who tried to isolate and duplicate the savory tas
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Chemical compound, flavor enhancer
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monosodium_glutamate
date created:
2002-07-15T23:59:38Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T17:59:47Z
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