味精 (wèi jīng): Monosodium glutamate (MSG) (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

This restaurant never adds MSG to its dishes to preserve the original flavor of the ingredients.

Are you sure there's no MSG in this dish? I'm somewhat allergic to it.

Mom likes to add a little monosodium glutamate to enhance the flavor when cooking.

Some people believe that monosodium glutamate is harmful to health, but scientific research has not confirmed this.