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 | | Often referred to as MSG, Monosodium glutamate is a white crystalline substance, the sodium salt of the amino acid glutamic acid (E620). |
 | | It was first identified as a flavour enhancer in 1908 by Professor Kikunae Ikeda of Tokyo University, Japan, who found that soup stocks made from Laminaria japonica (a seaweed which had been added to soups for centuries in Japan), contained high levels of the substance. |
 | | It is found in the majority of savoury foods products, such as broths, soups, flavoured (and occasionally plain) crisps and savoury snacks, flavouring and spice blends, gravies, cooked and cured meats, pork pies, pot noodles, sausages, sauces and in other combinations. |
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