What is MSG? Is it bad for you? Monosodium glutamate, also called MSG, is used to make food taste better.

Understanding the Context

Glutamate is a form of the amino acid glutamic acid. Both are naturally in food such as cheese, tomatoes, mushrooms and meat. Glutamate is not related to gluten. Monosodium glutamate (MSG).

Key Insights

Baking soda, also called sodium bicarbonate. Baking powder. Disodium phosphate. Sodium alginate. Sodium citrate.

Final Thoughts

Sodium nitrite. Try to stay away from products with more than 200 mg of sodium a serving. And be sure you know how many servings are in a package. That information also is on the nutrition label.