flavor enhancer

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The unlikely target: Ajinomoto, best-known for making the flavor enhancer MSG.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

During weeks like this, it helps—or, let’s be honest, it’s necessary—to think of meat as a flavor enhancer rather than the main event.

From Salon • Jan. 11, 2026

Monsoon uses MSG in its cooking, a flavor enhancer that was derided as causing headaches and other health issues before those myths were debunked.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2024

It is one of the world’s largest producers of monosodium glutamate, a flavor enhancer.

From Washington Times • Feb. 1, 2023

A garlicky all-purpose flavor enhancer, it is, as its name suggests, ideal for dipping crunchy fried things.

From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2021