It's perfectly safe. Soy sauce and parmesan cheese has naturally occurning MSG. MSG is added in campbell and lipton soups, Doritos and Pringles chips, and dozen

It's perfectly safe. Soy sauce and parmesan cheese has naturally occurning MSG. MSG is added in campbell and lipton soups, Doritos and Pringles chips, and dozens of menu items at McDonalds and KFC. Ajinomoto is the powdered form that makes MSG easy. Traditionally umami is extracted through fermentation (as it is in soy sauce) or through konbu (seaweed) or fish (vietnamese fish sauce, katsuo dashi). The only potential issue, as with any food, is with allergies. Growing up in Japan, there was a rumor that Ajinomoto may contribute to atopic dermatitis (atopy). Still doesn't appear to be any evidence of it [1].Of course, peanuts, milk, soy, wheat, fish, and eggs are the most common culprits, so it's not bad company to be in even if it were true. [1] https://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(06)03525-1/fulltext https://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(06)03525-1/ful...