flavour

Monosodium glutamate

Score

draft — not yet signed off by a reviewer

Repeatedly cleared by safety reviews; the real note is that it comes with sodium.

Decades of controlled trials have failed to reproduce 'Chinese restaurant syndrome' under blinded conditions, and MSG is broadly authorized. We keep it a touch under neutral only because it contributes sodium and signals a formulated savoury product.

sodium

Also appears on labels as

msg · e621

What this is based on

GrubFacts research
GrubFacts ingredient scoring methodology
GrubFacts · 2026