“’MSG is just another seasoning … It got a bad rap back in the day, but that was derived from myth.’”
-as reported in The Times, on January 11, 2025
Excerpts from this article:
“Look on TikTok and you’ll be struck by the startling number of videos from food influencers with millions of fans celebrating a seasoning they call ‘the king of flavour’. The magic ingredient? MSG.”
“’It’s not something that makes food taste different. It just dials up the flavour of whatever you add it to.’
“’MSG has been deemed safe, from two major safety reviews in 1987 by the United Nations expert committee and one in 1995 by the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology,’ says Dr. Evangeline Mantzioris, director of nutrition and food sciences at the University of South Australia.”
Read the full article about the rise of MSG’s popularity in the West and the myths surrounding its effects on health by Charlotte Ivers of The Times.