flavor enhancer

Example Sentences

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The unlikely target: Ajinomoto, best-known for making the flavor enhancer MSG.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

During weeks like this, it helps—or, let’s be honest, it’s necessary—to think of meat as a flavor enhancer rather than the main event.

From Salon • Jan. 11, 2026

It is one of the world’s largest producers of monosodium glutamate, a flavor enhancer.

From Washington Times • Feb. 1, 2023

A garlicky all-purpose flavor enhancer, it is, as its name suggests, ideal for dipping crunchy fried things.

From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2021

Also, the first ingredient listed on Goya’s original sazón is the flavor enhancer MSG, or monosodium glutamate.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2020